Monday, January 22, 2007
A Farewell to Kings: Intro
The ad clip has been pulled at least twice. Here is the full video, while it lasts.
I found this strange clip on You Tube. I wonder if it is an actual television advertisement? If it is, I have not seen it here in British Columbia. If someone has seen it on television please comment. The clip looks chopped up and so perhaps it was done by someone on a computer. For those of you who are not Rush fans it provides an opportunity to hear another side of the band, the classical side, and not hard rock. The music is a classical intro to A Farewell to Kings.
On a more serious note, here in BC the Robert William Pickton trial begins today. This is not a story for the everyone. He is according to the state a serial killer of women, who claims to have killed 49. Someone in the comments has correctly pointed out that this is alleged by the state.
From the CBC link:
B.C. pig farmer Robert William Pickton, who is charged with six counts of first-degree murder, admitted he had killed 49 women and wanted to make it an even 50, but he got sloppy, the Crown said Monday on the first day of the trial.
Most of us are not serial killers, but this type of evil from an individual reminds me that there are in my view, levels of evil in all persons. A divine change in persons through Christ is the only means from a Biblical, Christian perspective in which human evil will eventual be overcome. (Romans, Galatians, John)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/01/22/pickton-trial.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/22/canada.trial.ap/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6288695.stm
Jeremiah 17:9 from the New American Standard Bible:
The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?
Sunday, January 21, 2007
CFL VS. NFL
Yoho, National Park
In light of the up and coming Super Bowl, I thought I would publish a football related article. I am not really a Canadian or American football fan, but I respect the National Football League for running an organization where all the teams are valuable, including the small market ones. I found this link awhile back that shows that the CFL and NFL (AFL) actually played exhibition games.
http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/Candian_Football_League_vs_National_Football_League.htm
CFL VS. NFL
Date Site Opponent & Score
Aug. 12, 1950 Ottawa: N.Y. Giants 20, Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) 6
Aug. 11, 1951 Ottawa: N.Y. Giants 38, Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) 6
Aug. 5, 1959 Toronto: Chicago Cardinals 55, Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 26
Aug. 6, 1960 Toronto: Pittsburgh Steelers 43, Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 16
Aug. 2, 1961 Toronto: St. Louis Cardinals 36, Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 7
Aug. 5, 1961 Montreal: Chicago Bears 34, Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 16
Aug. 8, 1961 Hamilton: Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) 38, Buffalo Bills (AFL) 21
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
LCD monitor cleaning tip
Somerset, Bath, England
From the Worst-Case Scenario: Little Book for Dating, tip 3.
How to save your date from choking.
Point 7:
Use force and a quick motion. This will push out the residual lung gas under pressure, clearing any obstructions from the trachea. p 32.
http://www.klearscreen.com/
Since I have a 10-year-old tube monitor, which could die at any time, for an early Christmas present my Mom bought me a Samsung TFT 20 inch monitor. A concern I had when reading through the instruction manual was cleaning because I received the impression that it could not be wiped with a damp cloth like a tube monitor. I began getting little spots on my LCD monitor but I did not want to pay the $10-$20 that London Drugs wanted for the special LCD cleaning fluid. As well from my experience with CDs in the 1990's, cleaning fluid leaves residue. I thought I would try my soft cleaning cloth made for cleaning sunglasses, by Eyewear. I just placed a very little amount of water on the cloth and softly and slowly wiped away the spots and the LCD monitor looked clean with no apparent damage. I did not wipe the LCD screen like I did my old tube monitor, as I was much more careful and only wiped the actual spots. The water technique works alright, but I used Klear Screen and followed the directions for glossy screens and it gets rid of some of the marks water did not and claims to leave an anti-static coating which preserves the screen. It is used by major manufacturers.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
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