Monthly Archives: January 2007
Fly me to the Moon! (to work for Google?)
Google has opened an office in Montreal (its address does not show up here yet, or in its search engines — ha ha), but there are some jobs available here. However, forget Montreal — I spotted this great job posting … Continue reading
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Your peanuts may be contaminated with peanuts
Caution: this post may have come in contact with anaphylaxis-inducing sarcasm. Perhaps here in Canada we don’t go as far as the good old U.S. of Eh? in being litigation-paranoid. But we still get some pretty goofy labels. Case in … Continue reading
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Guau, ¡qué bien! Nuevas ondas canadienses
I just came across the brand new RCI (Radio Canada International) site, which includes a Spanish-language portal (that is, besides English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Ukrainian). Even cooler are new radio shows, also available ¡en línea! There are … Continue reading
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You’re not one of us…now that’s news to you!
Wow, here’s a story… With the new U.S. passport requirements (effective today) for all Canadians travelling there by air, many people who’ve never had a passport are suddenly applying for one. There are all kinds of backlogs at Passport Canada … Continue reading
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“Until next time: keep fit, and have fun!”
I had fun this morning tracking more of my “consumption and expenditure”. In this case, the amount and quality of my food consumption and physical energy expenditure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a detailed online tool to calculate your … Continue reading
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McNaught captured by McNaught
Today I saw a spectacular picture of Comet McNaught (mentioned in an earlier post, and now visible in the southern hemisphere), with its huge aurora-like tail sprawl. The picture was taken by…none other than Robert H. McNaught, its Scottish-Australian discoverer. … Continue reading
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Death reportedly a “serious medical problem”
Yikes — CNN reported that a Continental Airlines pilot died just after take-off. The co-pilot landed the plane safely and the passengers continued on their way from George Bush Airport to Mexico after a new crew was found. The airline … Continue reading
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Charging Elvis
Tonight I was watching an old SCTV Network 90 episode (from 1981), and the musical guests were The Tubes. I had the strangest feeling, like I was watching Elvis singing…no, no Elvis Presley, but rather Elvis Stojko, the Canadian figure … Continue reading
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What happened to “Leave Only Footprints”?
UPDATE (Jan. 21): My timing was impeccable on this post, as “footprints” are really in the news right now. Just yesterday, this story (link) came out about Prince Charles, who cancelled a vacation after criticism, and who will publish his … Continue reading
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What’s next, Disneyland?
British adventure freak David Hempleman-Adams set another record on Friday, in the frigid wastelands of…my old stompin’ grounds of Alberta. He climbed to almost 10km above the earth (about 33,000 feet) in an open basket hot-air balloon, beating the previous … Continue reading
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