“What we were looking for is proof that influenza ... is decreased. Didn’t find it. We looked for proof that pneumonia is reduced. Didn’t find it. We looked for proof deaths from pneumonia are reduced. Didn’t find it.”

National Post

My daughter and son have said that for years.

Deposits accepted.

Follow the crumbs to see what falls off of the table.

Simple math suggests that $4 million less $200,000 equals $3.8 million to send on Internet advertising.

My German Shepherd, Trek can run Facebook and Twitter (and he ain’t the sharpest knife in the drawer) and I have a pretty good idea what an Internet advertising campaign should cost.

Where and to whom is the money going?

It’s a tough economy out there and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that those working on minimum wage are the ones who are having it the toughest… and if your business can’t survive unless you’re in a two-tiered minimum wage system then it’s time for you to find something else to do… I simply don’t get it why a business can’t find another way through either better service or superior offerings to make up the difference and compete in the marketplace… I get a sense the public are already a little suspect of business people in general and depriving our lowest income group of few dollars starting out certainly doesn’t help to improve this situation… employees at whatever level are always a company’s best asset and starting new ones off by “going backwards” is not in my vocabulary.... sorry there Chamber but I’m not here with you on this one…

Snipped from Tim’s site.

Cause of Death: Life.

A very enjoyable and informative 20 minutes.

I encourage everyone to carefully read each and every page of this small site.  Pay special attention to what real accomplishments are outlined and to consider any policy statements which may be outlined.

Oh, the government refuses to comment on the cost of this site.  Interesting – I know if my employer asks me how I spent his money, I darn well better answer or I will be looking for employment elsewhere.  What is the big secret?

But aura can go beyond this to things like dizziness, ringing in the ears, trouble focusing, slurred speech or trouble finding the right word when you talk (aphasia). You may smell an odour that isn’t there (some migraineurs just will not be convinced that they don’t have horrible BO!). Some have numbness or tingling in hands, feet or lips (lasting about 20 minutes). Yawning. Thirst. Irritability or euphoria. Stiff neck. Some people just have a gradually coming on “not right” feeling, or wake up feeling like they’ve been “hit by a train.” In rare cases even amnesia or advanced hallucinations. You can imagine how many of these symptoms could be quite frightening if you’re experiencing them for the first time!

Resource

The reason I suggest that she must go is her reference to us as ‘you people’.  Mentally segregating a geographic demographic in a negative way is not a person I want in a ministerial capacity.

I have found both TomTom and Garmin packaged software awkward and not at all user friendly.  I am aware that most automobile drives will just punch in a destination and let the GPS guide them to where they want to get.  It works and for the most part works well.  However a lot of us (especially those who ride motorcycles) like to plot our own route and most often that will be a route that avoids the multi-lane highways.  This can be done with the included tools, but, as I mentioned, I find those tools awkward.

Google maps is an amazing on-line mapping / routing tools.  Spend some time using it and I suspect you will begin to realize the power and flexibility of this tool.  In my opinion, it is the best of the selection of mapping tools.  However, how does one get a carefully prepared map route (prepared on Google Maps) on to the GPS?

I have discovered two ways.  One is easy, the other takes a few more steps.  Both work.

One way is to first draw your map in Google Maps.  Below is a sample map that I created from down town to the airport.

Note the arrow that points to ‘save to my maps’  I click on that link and save the map to ‘my maps’ and give it a unique name.

Now I can open ‘my maps’ and see the map I just saved.  

Note the arrow in the upper right pointing to a link button.  Click this button and copy the link to your clipboard.

Now rush off to takitwithme (no, I did not misspell that) and past the link into the map link box and click ‘load my map’.

You will see your map as below:

Plug your Garmin GPS in the computer using your USB cable and click on ‘upload to Garmin GPS’.  You are done. You can now load your custom route from your GPS and navigate the plotted route.  This only works with Garmin GPS units.

That was the long way to do it.  The alternative is to get a wonderful free product called Tyre.  Tyre uses Google Maps and allows you to create custom routes by inserting waypoints.  Then just adjust the waypoints to suite your routing requirements. I just made this sample of N. Shore to Hammonds Plains:

When I am satisfied with the route I click OK and return to the route screen.  From there I simply click on Garmin (or TomTom if using TomTom hardware) and the route is copied to the GPS.

If this is the sort of thing that interests you and you have a Garmin or TomTom I recommend Tyre.  It is a very nice product.

The study, published this month by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, said Canadian Internet systems are slow, expensive and tied up by a government strategy “that has mostly focused on connecting unconnected areas and not on increasing capacity at the higher end.”

and..

The country is also positioned badly for the future, it said. Canada “is even weaker in 3G wireless service than fixed broadband, with its growth of subscriptions among the slowest in the industrialized world.” <snip..Canada ranks with Poland, Hungary and Mexico as laggards in the availability of 3G.”

From The Sun

Sherry confirms Charlotte Court will get part of that funding.

But Martin went one step further saying the building will be replaced – not repaired. 

That’s something the minister refused to do only 24 hours earlier.

The Guardian: “We don’t need an article on the front-page of The Guardian to go and do work there,”