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Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Ensign Front Page Volume 7, No. 172


Foiled
Tuesday
February 3, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : We have a tendence to believe, quite incorrectly by the way, "that things in nature are without malace or evil intent. Like other animals birds are thought to just respond to their instincts and live their lives as they were designed to do." That concept is a myth. Waxwings are evil, they harbour vandalistic thoughts toward me, my camera and especially my van. Not only do they resent me, but they pass on their dislike from generation to generation. This is not paranoia it is evidence based bias on my part and theirs.

Back Alley Barrier
Tuesday
February 3, 2004
by: Stu Innes
Regina: Regina is working its way out of the snow from this past weekend and as with all things there can be problems. Stu Innes lives on Albert Street and in the back alley behind his house the City crushed in a wall of snow that effectively imprisoned a neighbour's car.

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Today In Ensign

* Timothy W. Shire - Foiled
* Stu Innes - Back alley barrier
* Andrew Shire - Believing is not seeing
* Ron Thornton - Junk food for the right
Tomorrow in Ensign
* Mario deSantis - another cover up
* Victor Cote - Snow in our yard

Today in Ensign years past


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Tim's Tip of the Day

Not so good in math, not a great student in school, but the insight to discoverthat energy and matter were interchangeable. Not all of us can discover the theory of relativity, or that E=MC2 but we all have the potential to think beyond the prescribed, the ordinary and the expected. Go ahead let the Albert in you have a chance.

Kevin's find of the day

Opposition lambastes speech from the throne. The CBC tells how the opposition viewed the Prime Minister's agenda for the pre-election session of parliament but here is what Kevin had to say: "I just watched it, it sounded quite good. They then interviewed the leader of the Bloc for his assessment. He was Shocked! The new Prime Minister does not have a French accent!!!"

Ensign Notes

Temperature in the negative twenties a whole lot easier to deal with than in the thirties and forties.


Believing is not seeing
Tuesday
February 3, 2004
by: Andrew and Timothy Shire
Winnipeg: Making a bland building what it is not is in itself an artform. This is an extreme example of paint replacing architecture.

Nothing But Junk Food Left For Political Junkies On The Right?
Tuesday
February 3, 2004
by: Ron Thornton
Edmonton: The members of the former Progressive Conservative party consider the melding of their party and the Alliance as a hostile take over, Stephen Harper is seen as an Albertan, Tony Clement, the former Ontario Health Minister who is best known for the failure of Ontario's ability to handle the SARs outbreak and a thirty-seven year old twice divorced millionairess, Belinda Stronach, who certainly knows business, are the candidates for the new Conservative party. Its fair to guess that Paul Martin has nothing to fear.

Manufacturing truths out of hypothesises and out of duplicities
Monday
February 2, 2004
by: Mario deSantis
Nipawin: Logic is an unforgiving thing and we are being asked to forego logic so that new situations do not make the past the lie that it most surely was. If there were no weapons of mass destruction then what possible reason was there for a war with Iraq. It is now established, there were no such weapons.

The Greenwater Report
Monday
February 2, 2004
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park: When it gets cold Gerald just keeps on walking. Letters from England and Sheho and news about an expanding business in Naicam.

Snowcity
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February 1, 2004
by: Matthew Shire
Regina: Regina is digging out of the aftermath of the storm that trapped the community Friday. City officials reported Saturday that it will take three weeks to clear most of Friday's accumulation.

The Uplook
Saturday
January 31, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire, Illustrated by Dawn LaRochelle
Tisdale: As intelligent life forms we have a tendance to somehow impress ourselves with our own decision making yet the reality of life is that much of what happens is out of hands. Many people find it frustrating and downright upsetting to make this discovery but alas our individual significance is grossly overstated.

Reclaiming Control
Saturday
January 31, 2004
by: Mike Reilly
Winnipeg: There is a serious danger in parliament passing legislation without giving the process and the consequences the kind of consideration needed. When this happens we all suffer and here is a case in point.

Sunlight and fog
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January 30, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Habitation fog, meteorologists call it "ice fog," is relatively common in arctic towns, villages and cities. Most noteably Whitehorse where the Porter Creek area actually is frequently socked in with fog of its own making. But for the rest of us it is rare and with this recent cold snap we had it three days running. These interesting pictures were taken Thursday morning.

Parkland Photography club January 2004
Friday
January 30, 2004
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater: Despite some adverse weather the club got together to share this month's "landmark" theme and consider various club activities. Great pictures this month.

Rhapsody in Blue
Thursday
January 29, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Here are a set of pictures taken Wednesday after sunset as the temperature descended toward -40º. The arid air and the darkening sky provide a background for one of the most significant pieces of music produced in the twentieth century. To hear this music you will need QuickTime installed in your computer (download Quicktime free)

The madness of privatisation: The root of an injustice system, in Saskatchewan and elsewhere
Thursday
January 29, 2004
by: Mario deSantis
Nipawin: This is a very complex article as Mario deSantis explains that private and public good can be extraordinarily confused and this should not be the case. Read this story carefully and check out the wealth of references the help to explain the problem.

Flat tax unfairly increases burden of low income home owners
Wednesday
January 28, 2004
by: Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck: With the changes that have been made in the Urban Municipal Act city and town councils have tended to lower their mill rate and utilise a flat tax that has in effect drastically increased the amount of taxes paid on the lowest valued properties. One house in Waldeck, just East of Swift Current has seen its property tax increase by 346% while the second highest valued property in that village saw its taxes actually go down.

Battle moves from the courtroom to your desktop
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January 27, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This issue is far greater and more complex than can be dealt with in a short story on this web site but mid afternoon yesterday the latest worm "MyDoom" began arriving in our e-mail and it is just pouring in today. This one is related to the fight for control of computer operating systems and at the base of it all is the "American way of doing things".

     

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