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Friday, April 22nd, 2005
Fat: now better than ever
This is interesting… the CDC seems to have revised downward their estimate of annual fat-related deaths. They now think it kills less than a tenth as many people as previously assumed, gone from 400,000/a to about 26,000/a. The remaining deaths are almost entirely concentrated in the morbidly obese BMI classification, and there seems to be […]
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Thursday, April 21st, 2005
Elections, Present and Future
So, I think it’s time to address our glorious PM’s naked begging for a chance to prove his, um, well, whatever it is he has to prove. Why? Why should we give the Liberals further chances? Is there anyone in the country who believes there is even the faintest hope that the Gomery inquiry will […]
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2005
Bicycling: Lance, Tyler, and me
Lance Armstrong is retiring right after this year’s Tour de France. Tyler Hamilton got a 2-year suspension for homologous blood transfusion, which, for a 34-year old pro cyclist, is the career death penalty. Lance cited the usual reasons for retiring: more time with the kids, wanting to go out on top, etc. I think you […]
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2005
Habemus Papam!
No name yet, but every news service in the world is reporting that a pope has been elected. Name isn’t available yet. Commentary? This is quick to elect a pope, but not particularly unusual (apparently a pope was elected on the second day of the conclave a few times in the 20th century). Update: it […]
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Saturday, April 16th, 2005
Catching up
Okay, let’s get back on track here. I think I owe it to, um, well…I guess I owe it to nobody, but I want to comment on the two major stories of the last few weeks: The death of the pope and Gomery. On the death of the pope, I can only say that so […]
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2005
Harris Roubaix
That was fun. This weekend, I rode the Harris Roubaix, and did acceptably well. A close analysis says it was Suck Factor 4, good for 12th place in a field that was probably 50 starters. The funniest part of the race was Zenya, a new teammate, tentatively asking me for advice on keeping up with […]
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Thursday, April 7th, 2005
Reviewing Vancouver’s Free Dailies
All three new free daily papers are out now. It’s time to give a rough overview of each, and we’ll do it in order of appearance: metroThe oldest, and the most straightforward. It’s a short daily paper, running 16 pages in a slightly oversized tabloid format. The articles are pretty brief, but the worst excesses […]
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Monday, April 4th, 2005
Things to do in Vancouver: Go to the auto show
Not much to say about the Pacific International Auto Show: if you like cars, they’ve got ’em! This event takes place in BC Place Stadium, and runs until April 10. There’s a PDF-format show guide on their site, and don’t forget to enter the online contest to win a Dodge Viper, surely one of the […]
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
Things to do in Vancouver: Pick up a Free Daily Paper
Okay, not the most exciting activity, but Vancouver is going from zero to three daily papers in two months. All will be “commuter” papers, or lite and easy reads. The first paper out the gate was the Metro, on the streets now for a couple of weeks. Today 24 hours joins it, and Dose arrives […]
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Monday, March 21st, 2005
Things to do in Vancouver: Cherry Blossom Tours
Full credit to the Asper media conglomerate, as they had an article that pointed me to a new thing to do. The Vancouver Museum is running a blossom-watching tour. It sounds quite serene: a 2.5 hour bus tour of trees in bloom, including a stop at the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden for tea. […]