This post has now been replaced by this later one. Please monitor the latest one instead... So, I heard (rumours) on the radio station I listen to (CFOX.com The FOX ROCKS!) today that Gas Prices in Nova Scotia and in parts of Ontario are spiking at $1.80 and $2.20/L in anticipation of Hurricane Rita. This …
The Rise of China and redirecting Softwood Lumber
China has been all over the economic news lately. They're eating up "other peoples" (I use that term loosely) oil reserves and buying up refineries and pipelines. (though the UNoCAL bid fell through. They're beneficiaries of the "outsourcing" scourge of the US and in turn selling their goods back at rock-bottom prices. It is clear …
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End of Summer pictures
Today is the final day of summer... tomorrow is the Fall Equinox... it's been a great summer, full of fun stuff. The weather hasn't been too shabby either, provided you ignore most of June and the first half of July. Here are some pictures from the last couple weeks. Lost of stuff has been going …