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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

All NY teams are in the playoffs this year.

NY Rangers, NY Islanders, NJ Devils and Buffalo Sabres.

Jaromir Jagr

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

3quarksdaily

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

Record: The Budget-maximizing Bureaucrat,
Explaining Quebec Nationalism,
The Collapse of Canada
Parties and the Size of Government in Liberal Democracies
.

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'.

Continue reading "Stephane Dion takes Canada's Liberal leadership / Stéphane Dion - Parti libéral du Canada " »

December 2, 2006

Michael Ignatieff, #2

Michael Ignatieff placed a strong second.
Let's hope he sticks around.

Letter from supporter Ruby Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale).

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.

  • Fundy / Gaspe Loop
  • Maritimes / PEI / Gaspe / Quebec City
  • Labrador + Quebec City
  • Return to Newfoundland

    Previously

  • 2006 Exotic drive NY/NJ
  • Tri State 48HRS
  • 2006 Newfoundland
  • 2005 Radison, Quebec

  • 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.”

    The rituals can be exacting.

    “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.

    Jagr

    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.

    Continue reading "Torontopia / Broken Social Scene" »

    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:

    is the tendency for leftists to ally themselves with brutal enemies of
    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

    logbase2 is mostly biostatistics and visualization,
    with a blast of r.

    Bonus (detritus ?): And compliant lefty Canadian commentary.

    November 7, 2005

    Tour de NORD: Hudson Bay or Bust III

    Mapping the 2006 arctic expedition.

    Newfoundland coast

    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.

    Northern Voice programme.

    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.

    Previously: 2005 archives.

    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

    Continue reading "Police unsure how to enforce squeegee kids law" »

    July 5, 2005

    Don't Need Your Gheto Scenes

    Bush on Canada.

    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.

    Lorne Gunter

    Left:

    Antonia Zerbisias

    Politics in BC

    Willcocks

    Even bear604 is no fan of Jenny Kwan

    Continue reading "British Columbia election roundup" »

    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.


    james_bay_road_shoulder.jpg

    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

    Road conditions Hyw 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

    Ottawa_Valdor.jpg

    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

    Continue reading "Hudson meeting, day 1" »

    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]

    1.1 N3B 'snorkel' Parka

    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

    Of interest to Americans fleeing to Canada:

    So, You Want To Be Canadian: All About The Most Fascinating People In The World And
    The Magical Place They Call Home
    .

    November 16, 2004

    Montreal weblog

    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.