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Black’s Camera photo printing

Rick Blythe — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:39:29 +0000

I had an interesting thing happen at the Black’s Photo in the Burlington Mall today. I was recently in Nova Scotia and got some really nice landscape photos; good enough that I want to print large and mount in my home. So I copied these photos to my USB stick and off I went to [...]

Black’s Camera photo printing

How the law on the summit security fence was misinterpreted is shrouded in confusion

Rick Blythe — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:31:03 +0000

What follows is a timeline of the secret law that wasn’t, taking into account the recent revelation that police were finally told by the province – after at least a couple of arrests – that they were wrongly interpreting the regulation they themselves had asked for. June 2: On the request of Toronto Police Chief [...]

How the law on the summit security fence was misinterpreted is shrouded in confusion

Here’s a law long overdue

Rick Blythe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:10:59 +0000

It’s now illegal for Ontario drivers to use cellphones, BlackBerries and other hand-held electronic devices. Drivers can’t talk, text or e-mail while behind the wheel, or use portable video games or DVD players. Global positioning systems are allowed, so long as they’re secured to the dashboard. The only exception to the ban is a 911 [...]

Here’s a law long overdue

Should I buy tires at Canadian Tire?

Rick Blythe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:41:32 +0000

‘Tis the season for winter tires, being November. And many people like us are looking for a new set of winter tires for our cars. This year is particularly interesting because our neighboring province Quebec has just passed a law that all cars must have winter tires. Imagine the kink that puts into the supply [...]

Should I buy tires at Canadian Tire?

Large Hadron Collider RAP

Rick Blythe — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:25:23 +0000

Large Hadron Collider RAP

Life-changing books: Recommendations from 17 leading scientists

Rick Blythe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:41:30 +0000

Exclusive video: Find out which books inspired the writers and editors at New Scientist A great book has the power to move, inspire or even change lives. From adventure tales of the Arctic to the ultimate in quantum weirdness, here are the books that have left a lasting impression on some of the world’s top [...]

Life-changing books: Recommendations from 17 leading scientists

No Intelligence Indeed

Rick Blythe — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:46:38 +0000

One of the sleaziest documentaries to arrive in a very long time, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” is a conspiracy-theory rant masquerading as investigative inquiry. The opinion of people about biology who are clearly ignorant of biology really should hold no weight. I highly recommend Newscientist.com‘s recent article exploding all misconceptions about Evolution. That is far [...]

No Intelligence Indeed

The Earth’s 6th Great Mass Extinction is Occurring as You Read This

Rick Blythe — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:22:45 +0000

I am in complete agreement with this thinking>> "In one sense we know much less about Earth than we do about Mars. The vast majority of life forms on our planet are still undiscovered, and their significance for our own species remains unknown. This gap in our knowledge is a serious matter: we will never [...]

The Earth’s 6th Great Mass Extinction is Occurring as You Read This

Obesity

Rick Blythe — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:17:49 +0000

The picture says it all- Obesity

Obesity

Aqua Dots toy pulled off shelves

Rick Blythe — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:00:02 +0000

Bill Taylor What was touted as one of the hottest new toys this Christmas is being pulled off store shelves because of fears it could poison children. Aqua Dots, distributed in North America by Toronto-based Spin Master, are liquid-filled beads that can be arranged into designs and sprayed with water to hold them together. But [...]

Aqua Dots toy pulled off shelves