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The Olympics:
Seven years of hype.
Two weeks of disappointment.
Thirty years of taxes.
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“Vancouver, we are the best place on earth for something, especially if that something is thinking that we are the best place on earth” — Housing Analysis: Condo Market is “Overheated” - Will Dunning
“prelapsarian \pree-lap-SAIR-ee-un\:
characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind”
— Merriam-Webster word of the day
“‘Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you’ll be surprised at how little you have.’ —Ernest Haskins” — The New Shelton wet/dry
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“dragoon \druh-GOON\ verb 1 : to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops *2 : to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures”
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“Specific countermeasures don’t help against these attacks. None of the high-priced countermeasures that defend against specific tactics and specific targets made, or would have made, any difference: photo ID checks, confiscating liquids at airports, fingerprinting foreigners at the border, bag screening on public transportation, anything. Even metal detectors and threat warnings didn’t do any good:” — Schneier on Security
“Canada has been dying for decades after its peak in 1970s and now the recession in the States is just making it dead.” — Manufacturing is Dead in Canada
“Duesberg: The NIH itself ran a two-year investigation of Gallo’s HIV claim, and they couldn’t come up with any convincing evidence that he came up with it on his own.” — The AIDS Debate
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Vancouver BC a “world-class city”? A quiet community for wealthy pensioners, rather. But wish these guys luck: it really is weird to see streets go empty by 21:00.
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