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WTF??? Canadians have PopTarts too, just another f-u by Moore...

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Is it really that hard to hold a legitimate election in a supposedly free and technologically advanced country? Electronic voting problems, not enough to change the outcome, but still, c'mon.

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Same in Opera, not sure it is a browser problem...

Moved abortion debate to it's own thread here.

Why scott? You hoping she'll give you some?

nope

name?

haha this reads as: | 4 more years of... | Spray | tomtom | in the recent posts.

Uh, that would definetely fall under the "otherwise." Parliment is still FPTP here.

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AKA Franglais...

It's all the same... ask.

Glad to hear you think so highly of yourself.

I heart my Smartwool socks... I don't even use liners with them anymore.

You know, the Commodore Ballroom used to be kind of like what your club sounds like, then it too went bankrupt. Eventually it came back. New owners now, but the same sort of scene. Tom Waits just played there to kick off their 75th anniversary. Maybe there is hope for Firts Ave. One of the best shows I saw there was No Means No... with my mom! But who knows, maybe MisterE is right, maybe it's just the opening of a new door.

If you read carefully between the lines you would have seen that jon is looking for us to say that we never notice how sloooowww the servers are, because he has been putting off the big expensive upgrade, because, well, it is expensive... Or something like that.

Damn that sux. both parts...

Uhmm, I am having it right now, and have noticed it more and more often... If I think about the last month, I would say couple times a week.

this is lame though... And I had stuff I wanted from them too... especially with your weakass dollar.

See, Googlefight is always right... unfortunately.

Hmmm, a lot of questions all wrapped up in your post there Blake... At this time of year, I really like to know what is under the snow, 2-3 feet of snow on top of a grassy slope is a lot more of a hazard than 2-3 on top of a field of large talus. The underlying "texture" can make a big difference to how well things are anchored. I don't see why a rutschblock would not be possible in that snowpack? Perhaps you could explain why you think it would not work? I would be wary anytime I see natural slides occuring, this is obviously an indicator of some sort of instability. I really wouldn't be describing something as "pretty stable" if I saw slides occuring! In fact I would call it quite unstable. Sticking to unexposed areas is a great way to be safe, if by that you mean areas that are not possible to slide, and are not exposed to possible slides from above. There are really a couple of elements at play in the winter risk management game - probability of an event (avalanche) and consequences (if one happens.) The probability is the tricky one to predict, but there are sometimes obvious signs (whoomphing, cracks propogating, natural slides occurring) and other times you need to dig in and have a look at the snow. The second part of the question is easier to answer, Look around you, get your head out of the snow pit, and ask your self, "What if?" What if the slope in question slides? Is there enough snow to bury me? Is there a terrain trap (gully, bench, streambed) that could make for a deeper burial? Maybe there is a cliff just below you, and a slide that is not big enough to bury you could still knock you off and kill you. Unfortunately there is little science in avalanche prediction, at least at the level of techniques available to the backcountry traveller. That said there area lot of things that you can do to make your trips safer, and more enjoyable. Taking a basic avalanche awareness course is a good first step, and getting out in the b/c with experienced people is vital IMO.

better yet, decide it with a GOOGLEFIGHT!!!!!