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A good overview of issues to consider when looking for a digital point and shoot. . .< 2:56:29 PM  >Archaeologists may have found first Ville-Marie fort Archaeologists working on Pointe-à-Callière have found what they think are traces of the original fort of Ville-Marie. [Via montreal city weblog] . .< 2:54:21 PM >Canadian Forces sees first gay wedding Two men exchange vows in a small ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Greenwood in western Nova Scotia [Via The Globe and Mail - National News] . .< 2:54:09 PM >Smog expected to kill 5,800 Ontarians this year A new report from the Ontario Medical Association estimates air pollution will cost $1-billion in health care costs this year alone [Via The Globe and Mail - National News] . .< 2:52:38 PM >Quake off California briefly prompts tsunami warning Quake off California briefly prompts tsunami warning 
A major earthquake struck about 145 kilometres off the coast of northern California on Tuesday night, prompting precautionary tsunami warnings along the Pacific coast from the California-Mexico border to Vancouver Island.
Interesting background on Jobs. . .< 1:36:05 AM >Rains flood autoroutes and sidewalks Last night's heavy rain, 30 mm in less than two hours, flooded the 40 near l'Acadie leaving some cars abandoned on the highway; sidewalks and roads were also inundated in various parts of town. [Via montreal city weblog] Cait and I got caught in a flash flood in Montreal about 17 years ago. Fortunately we weren't in the water but we were behind a huge line-up of cars that couldn't get past a flooded area on the Trans Canada. We were there for over 3 hours. Fortunately I'd just bought some cans of apple juice, there was a baby bottle in the back seat, and a letter opener (which I used to puncture the can) in the glove compartment. Cars were floating down Decarie Blvd. Cait's mom was quite worried. This was in the days before cell phones kids! . .< 1:23:40 AM >How Deep Throat chased his own tale One of the remaining mysteries of the Watergate affair is how the Nixon administration failed to catch such a high-ranking mole. [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] . .< 1:08:50 AM >Plazes: DIY Geolocation Stefan and Felix's brilliant innovation was realizing that they could built geolocation on top of the unique MAC addresses that most every Ethernet router, wired and wireless, have. They have a little app, called the launcher that figures out the MAC address of wherever you happen to be and sends it up to their server. [Via ruk.ca from peter rukavina] . .< 1:08:25 AM >Michael Jackson Cleared After 14-Week Child Molesting Trial A jury found Michael Jackson not guilty of child molesting, attempted child molesting, conspiracy and providing alcohol to minors. [Via New York Times: Arts] A solid article on the trial. |
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