I was looking at some supermarket price comparisons between the UK and Canada this lunch time. Prices taken from the Tesco and Market Place IGA websites. Product: Corn Flakes Size: 750g Price UK: 2.00 Price Canada: $2.98 Commentary: This product is cheaper in Canada. Equivalent to 1.74 in the UK. Product: Pepsi (bottle) Size: 2 [...]
Jan
25
Olympic Line
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Today we went on the Olympic Line, this is a temporary line running between Olympic Village and Granville Island during the 2010 Winter Games. The trains are on loan from Belgium. Click on the pics for a larger view and please see the video I took below.
Jan
25
Captain America
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“Doesn’t matter what the press says. Doesn’t matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn’t matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. [...]
Jan
24
Stevetson, Richmond
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Today we went to Stevetson in Richmond to see what it was all about. We had heard positive things about the town so we thought we would check it out. It is quite a cute place with a couple of streets having that old village feel about it but by the sea side. There are [...]
Jan
22
Stephen Gately Died of Natural Causes
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The Spanish authorities have completed their investigation on the sudden death of Stephen Gately last year. A judge has confirmed that he died of natural causes, a pulmonary oedema, a accumulation of fluid on the lungs. Source BBC. This is unlikely to be the end of the Stephen Gately story though. Gave It All Away [...]
Jan
22
Republican’s Still in Charge in the US
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Just watching the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC tonight just makes me realize how much the Republican’s are still in charge in America despite them being out of office for some time. Erroll Southers, who was completely qualified to take over running the Transport Security Administration, had his nomination supported by virtually everyone. However, ultra-plonker [...]
Jan
14
Word Press 2.9.1
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I have finally upgraded to WordPress 2.9.1, had some minor problems but nothing too awful! I guess it could have been worse, luckily I am with one of the better shared host ISPs. Normally you can simply upgrade through the WordPress interface but this release uses version 4.1.2 of MySQL. When I created the blog [...]
Jan
3
A Boat Trip
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We were lucky enough to be invited out on a friends boat today around Vancouver, a fabulous day for it. View some photo’s below, click on any one to go through the set!
Jan
1
US Same Sex Immigration 2009
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This is a quick review of the progress, or lack thereof, that was made during the previous year. There has been movement which is always positive but those who are affected by this will say so far its not enough. Senate Hearings There were Senate hearings for the Uniting American Families Act for which Shirley [...]