Some happy thoughts as we gas up and head to the mall: Calculated separately for both hemispheres, the 2003 temperatures for the Northern Hemisphere (0.57 C) and for the Southern Hemisphere (0.33 C) are both likely to the third warmest since instrumental records began in 1861, the Geneva-based agency said in preliminary findings pending an […]
Read more "It might be time to start building the Giant Space Ark…"My hotel is in there somewhere One of the glorious things about my job is that it takes me to some amazing places (though travel definitely creates its own hassles, especially for family back home). I’m humbled and grateful to be representing my university at a set of meetings in Hong Kong. This is my […]
Read more "A clueless Canuck in Hong Kong"Spit out from the maw of the WFMU universe comes a collaboration between dada DJ Kenny G and Vicki Bennett from People Like Us (and a newly-minted WFMU DJ herself)… Against a backdrop of going apeshit in the studio for hours at a time, occasionally while bound and gagged, they’ve released Nothing Special, a more […]
Read more "United Nations slow as molasses, United Nations won’t kick asses"Some blurry photos have been posted on Harry’s webpage documenting the latest milestone.
Read more "Harry gets a haircut"This story about a local school’s doomed attempt to loosen the grip of fast food on its students has had my dander up for a few days… The sordid tale unravels (emphases are mine)… Cindi Seddon, the Port Coquitlam school’s newly assigned principal, had made radical changes to the cafeteria menu — with solid support […]
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