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March 11th, 2010 | 
Author: If you’re like me, you’ve probably never wondered how the water use patterns in a big city vary between a regular day and a day where an important event is taking place. The thought hadn’t even crossed my mind.
But, when I see the chart, I’m fascinated. Epcor, the municipal water utility in Edmonton recently published a chart comparing the water use patterns of the city on a normal afternoon and during the afternoon of the Olympic gold-medal hockey game: Read the rest of this entry »
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I have a wallet full of store membership cards. Some I use a lot, some I use rarely. My newest one won’t get used very often, but it’s definitely the coolest. I got it on the weekend:
I had no idea that book piracy was so prevalent. Music pirates are pikers by comparison:
Hot on the heels of the story in Publisher’s Weekly that “publishers could be losing out on as much $3 billion to online book piracy” comes a sudden realization of a much larger threat to the viability of the book industry.
From what we’ve been able to piece together, the book “lending” takes place in “libraries”. On entering one of these dens, patrons may view a dazzling array of books, periodicals, even CDs and DVDs, all available to anyone willing to disclose valuable personal information in exchange for a “card”.
OK, fine. A bit more info. Epcot (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) was the second park that Disney built in Orland and opened in 1982. It’s a combination of concepts in that it’s built to celebrate technology and innovation as well as the some of the world’s cultures and customs.
There are 11 pavilions in a circle around World Showcase Lagoon: Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, The American Adventure, Japan. Morocco, France, United Kingdom and Canada.
Those of you who come from areas where the lakes remain liquid year-round may have never heard of a favourite pastime around here: ice fishing. You didn’t think that a lake freezing over would stop a dedicated fisherman, did you? It’s simple, really: you pick your spot, chop/saw/drill a large enough hole through to the liquid side and drop in your line. These folks weren’t having much luck, though:
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