Rock-Paper-Scissors goes extreme

Rock-Paper-Scissors goes extreme with 22 gestures added. Explode your friend's rock with dynamite.

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Bra check spurs nursing home worker to sue

Nursing-home worker files a $9-million lawsuit stating she's suffered mental anguish after being forced to prove she was wearing a bra at work

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The top 10 science pictures of the year

This image of a peppercorn and a grain of salt taken by David McCarthy is the overall winner (and close-up category winner) in this year's Visions of Science Photographic Awards.

Highway video ads raise alarm

Movie theatre wants to put huge high-def video screens to show previews to passing motorists on major Toronto highway. What could possibly go wrong?

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Fake Stone takes the mick

A younger and fatter Mick Jagger imposter got free drinks and free women at a NYC nightclub until someone realized the real Mick was in concert in Toronto.

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Remote-control warfare: How PlayStation 2 saves U.S. lives

Soldiers being trained to operate combat robots with Playstation 2s. No word yet on Hot Coffee-style robot-on-robot mod.

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Hasek and Senators cut up Sabres

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves in his third game of the pre-season, leading the Ottawa Senators over the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 Wednesday night.

Zdeno Chara, Steve Martins, Chris Neil, Anton Volchenkov and Chris Phillips scored for the Senators (5-0-0).

It was Hasek's second appearance in Buffalo since orchestrating his own trade from the Sabres to Detroit following the 2001 season. Hasek played nine seasons in Buffalo.

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Yeah...Hockey

Couple of us getting ready for the first home, sold-out, PRE-SEASON game

Senators too strong for Maple Leafs

Ottawa Senators fans caught a glimpse Sunday of what might be a potent scoring combination this season.

Brandon Bochenski scored three goals with an assist while linemate Jason Spezza added a goal and three assists to lead the Ottawa Senators past the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in exhibition play Sunday night.

Bochenski now has five pre-season goals as he is taking full advantage of the opportunity the Senators' coaching staff has given him. Last season with the American Hockey League's Binghamton Senators, Bochenski had 34 goals and 36 assists while mostly playing with Spezza.

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Dragons

Len says...

There was an interesting program on Discovery tonight. Some human remains wearing 15th century amour were found in a glacier in Europe, and then a dragon's corpse was found, a dragon's layer. It turns out there were prehistoric dragons at the time of dinosaurs, and just like the shark, tortoise, and crocodile, survived in the oceans. They had "flight bladders", like a second set of lungs, that would fill with hydrogen to help them take flight, since they weighed 900 pounds and the wingspan was only 20 feet. The dragons had incisor teeth, and grinding teeth, they would eat rock, specifically rock high in platinum deposits, and that platinum was used as a catalyst to ignite the hydrogen, and thus "breathed fire". They also had a false palette to prevent fire from turning back and scorching their lungs, just like a crocodile has one to prevent water from drowning them.

Is it merely myth and legend? I don't know, but fascinating nonetheless.

Crosby scores; Pens pounded by Sens

Sidney Crosby scored his first pre-season goal for Pittsburgh in the Penguins' 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Brian Pothier scored twice for Ottawa (3-0-0), and Jeff Heerema, Anton Volchenkov, Denis Hamel and Bryan Smolinski added goals.

Crosby, the No. 1 pick in the 2005 entry draft from Coal Harbour, N.S., scored during a two-man advantage midway through the second period. He took a cross-ice pass from Ryan Whitney and scored off his own rebound after Ray Emery stopped the initial shot.

Ryan Malone also scored for the Penguins (0-2-2), with Mario Lemieux assisting on the power-play goal.

Hasek Sharp as Sens down Pens

Dominik Hasek stopped all 19 shots he faced in his Ottawa debut and forward Brandon Bochenski made another strong case for a spot on the Senators' opening-night roster with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.

Hasek didn't allow a goal in his 33 minutes and 46 seconds in the crease. Kelly Guard of Prince Albert, Sask., signed as a free agent in May 2004, went the rest of the way and stopped 11.

''I had fun after I made a few saves,'' said Hasek, 40, playing for the first time since a groin injury sidelined him in 2003. ''They were without a lot of their big guns.

''I didn't face the best shooters, so I'm not too excited about it. I'm sure it will be different with Mario (Lemieux) and (Sidney) Crosby in their lineup. Overall, it was a good start for me.''

Bochenski, a second-year pro out of the University of North Dakota, now has two goals and two assists in two pre-season games playing alongside centre Jason Spezza and newly-acquired Dany Heatley. Last season, the right-winger from Blaine, Minn., led all AHL rookies in scoring with 70 points (34 goals, 36 assists) with the Binghamton Senators. He was Ottawa's ninth pick, 223rd overall, in the 2001 entry draft.

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Finally a movie to watch...

Frankie spoke up!!! And we have our first opinion, check it out....Just click here or on the "MOVIE" sign or whatever you call that thing, at the top of the page.

Ok....
I am going to try and get caught up.

First thing is first, a couple a weks ago, I helped my best buddy put together his new shed from RONA. I have to apologize for not mentioning it, I feel horible.

I feel like I have Mono, so tired all the time. (I say that cause it is going around the office). But...

The shed was easy, it was the unlevel land that was hard.

For not mentionioning it earlier, here is a nice picture! So sorry man...


You even got your shed on the front page.

Here is another one

...take a look and let me know of your designs for a new extended deck!

Police confirm body of missing Ottawa teenager found

Last Updated Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:03:52 EDT

CBC News

Ottawa Police confirmed Monday that a body found near a hiking trail, just steps from a frequently used parking lot, is that of eighteen-year-old Jennifer Teague who disappeared on her way home from work Sept. 8.

The body was found Sunday about five kilometres from the west-end restaurant where Teague was last seen after working the late shift. The body was partly covered by tree branches.

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We got Frankie!

Back in business...I found Frankie. Hope to see a review or critique, very shortly!

Position is currently filled. But if you have any other ideas, just let me know.

Well, it looks like Tarantula was swallowed by a bird or stepped on. Tarantula's Picks may not get off the ground after all! Tarantula is MIA. So, I will have to look for another being that likes to watch movies or read books, etc. If you know of someone who would be interested in the position and likes to give their opinion, let me know! You can even give yourself an alias and I will give you the space to let loose. Just send me an email.

Rogers, Bell Canada team up

Bitter rivals Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada have agreed to jointly build and manage a wireless high-speed Internet network that is expected to reach more than two-thirds of Canadians in less than three years.

The two communications companies will pool their wireless broadband spectrum into a joint venture called Inukshuk Internet Inc. The network will cover more than 40 cities, and 50 rural and remote communities across the country. Users will be able to access the Internet and use voice, video streaming and data applications both inside their home, as well as on the go.

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8th Annual MI Golf Tournament

No talking just clubbing!

Mój Brat (polish for "My Brother")

Catch a few pics at my brothers site. You might even see me there! More likely to see...like...nature...and people...and stuff.

Senators Fanfest to Launch 14th Season

Free event includes open practices and GM Sens Street Tour.

The Ottawa Senators’ Fanfest returns to the Corel Centre Saturday, Sept. 17, to launch the club’s 14th season in the NHL. The event will feature open team practices, the GM Sens Street Tour, a pancake breakfast, a free poster and a Senators equipment sale.

Fanfest begins outdoors on the Gate 1 plaza with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the breakfast and donations to the free Fanfest events will go to the Canadian Red Cross in support of the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund.

Spartacat, the Senators ambassador of fun, will open the doors to the Corel Centre at 8:30 a.m. Head coach Bryan Murray will also be in the stands watching over the first group of players practising at 9 a.m. The second group comes on the Corel Centre ice for an 11:30 a.m. practice.

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Canadian Satellite Radio

"We are going to make the right honourable Prime Minister Paul Martin, the government of Canada, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, all of Canadian Satellite Radio's automotive, retail and artist supporters and all Canadians proud of the government's decision today to support the CRTC's decision of June 16,"

John I. Bitove,
Chairman and CEO of CSR.
September 9th. 2005

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Chinese Farmers Bag Black Gold

Farmers in the poor Chinese province of Shaanxi have been stealing oil from a state-owned pipeline, and carrying it off in large plastic bags.

The state controlled China Daily said farmers were making $1,000 a month from the scam, which is partly being driven by China's rocketing demand for fuel.

The farmers, based near Yan'an and Yulin cities, have been selling the stolen oil to small refineries.

The paper said their plastic bags, when full, weighed 50kg (8 stone).

One of the farmers involved told the paper that local people had not benefited from the region's recent oil development.

"Because of a decrease in our farmland, we have no land for crops and have no way to get money out of the land," he said.

Surfing porn at work safely brought to you by Mitsubishi

The privacy-enhanced computer display uses a ferroelectric shutter glasses and a special device driver to produce a computer display which can be read only by the desired recipient, and not by an onlooker. The display alternately displays the desired information in one field, then the inverse image of the desired information in the next field, at up to 120 Hz refresh. The ferroelectric shutter glasses allow only the desired information to be viewed, while the inverse image causes unauthorized viewers to perceive only a flickering gray image, caused by the persistence of vision in the human visual system (as illustrated here). It is also possible to use the system to "underlay" a private message on a public display system.

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Moon, Sun and Yosemite Align For Photo

Astronomers have pinned down the exact time and date that renowned photographer Ansel Adams snapped his ethereal picture, "Autumn Moon," and have determined that the sun, moon and mountains will align in the same positions on Thursday.

The Texas State University astronomers, who have earned a reputation for nailing down historical dates and events, reached their conclusions after poring through celestial history, plotting lunar phases, building a special computer program and calculating shadow angles.

They concluded that Adams snapped the shutter at 7:03 p.m. on Sept. 15, 1948 — not in 1944 as was long believed.

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Soup Kitchen Cater To Well-Heeled

For decades they have been an invaluable source of nutrition for London's homeless. But now, mobile soup kitchens are attracting new customers, those who are not poor and needy but just too lazy to cook.

More than 80 per cent of the people using the British capital's soup kitchens, which also hand out food such as sandwiches, are in fact not homeless, The Times newspaper has reported.

Research by Westminster Council, whose remit covers much of the city centre, said that the 65 mobile soup kitchens were increasingly being seen as a free, convenient catering service.

On a recent survey of outlets, council researchers heard of one man who was saving money to buy a football season ticket and regularly took sandwiches home to his apartment to eat in front of the television.

"People come out of hostels and flats because it's free and it saves cooking," one user of a soup kitchen on The Strand, a central London street, told the survey.

Westminster Council is to discuss the findings next week, the report said. According to the paper, the council views the number of free food services, run by a variety of charities, many of them religious, as excessive, meaning homeless people are discouraged from leaving the streets.

Less Plaque, More Action Films

Leaning back in the dentist's chair with a drill whirring in the background represents, for most people, one of life's more agitating experiences.

For patients of Dr. Bruce Bothwell, however, such moments simply provide a chance to watch the opening credits.

At Bothwell's practice, on a tree-lined street in the bayside town of Alameda, California, returning patients often come with a DVD or videotape. While the dentist works, patients watch films on a set of goggles that create the ambience of a personal home theater.

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Sarah's Photos

If you have noticed, I basically keep all my photo's in a link to the Month that they were taken. That is NOT going to change. But, if you have seen my daughter wandering around and taking pictures of you, or pictures of feet or rocks or anything she feels like, you might not find those pictures in the MONTH link. Those pictures will now be placed in SARAH'S PHOTOS, her own special area.

So, you may have to take a look once in a while in Sarah's Photos, sometimes she is taking pictures when nobody knows what she's doing.

Kin, Friends fear for teen

A BARRHAVEN mother is fearing the worst after her 18-year-old daughter went missing after her shift at a fast food restaurant early Thursday morning.

Ottawa police were asking for public help last night in finding Jennifer Teague, who went missing after she worked the closing shift at Wendy's Restaurant at Barrhaven Town Centre.

Her mother, Jean Teague, said her daughter was working until about 12:30 a.m. when she met girlfriends Lydia Dobson and Alicia Blais at a nearby grocery store.

She was last seen in the area of Jockvale and Tartan roads around 1 a.m. Thursday.

Both teens said there was nothing unusual about the conversation. "She told me she had to go home to go to school," said Blais, 19. "She said 'I'll call you when I come home from school.' "

Full Story...

Jennifer is described as a white girl, with a thin, fit build. She's about 5-ft.-4, 106 lbs. and has blue eyes, shoulder-length, straight dyed dark brown hair.

She was last seen carrying a backpack with her Wendy's uniform inside. She was wearing light blue jeans, a white tank top, red shoes and a black zip-up velveteen type sweater.

Anyone with information is asked to phone Barlow at 236-1222, ext. 5115.

Achannel

I had this email when I got home tonight, so tonight I am Sarah's most favorite person in the world!
...

Congratulations!

You're the winner of the Barbie’s “My Scene” giveaway that we had today on A-Channel morning. You can stop by the station anytime from Monday - Friday between 8am and 5pm to pick up your prize from our front desk. The address is 87 George St. We hold all prizes for 30 days only.

Thanks,

Gloria.

A-Channel Ottawa
www.Achannel.ca

Killbear Park

An apology to all you concerned readers, regarding the whereabouts of my brothers on their camping trip. They were not at Killarney Park. They were at Killbear Park. At least they were not at Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park (read this)!

Coming Soon...The Revolution Begins!

Research & development company AtomChip have announced a new 6.8GHz 1TB RAM and 2TB HDD laptop, which is "coming soon". Apparently it does not use a hard disc, instead it is based on "solid state AtomChip® optoelectronics". A new "non-volatile Quantum-Optical" type of RAM is used.

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Mystery Bulge in Oregon Still Growing

"LiveScience is reporting that a 100 square mile bulge has been rising in Oregon. First observed from a satellite using a relatively new technology called 'radar interferometry', some believe this to be the formation of a new volcano. I think it's just happy to see me."

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Looking for a new home

Space entrepreneurs eyeing Mars as a hub of some future solar system economy launched a startup on Tuesday to mine the red planet for building materials.

The new company, 4Frontiers, plans to mine Mars for building materials and energy sources, and export the planet's mineral wealth to forthcoming space stations on the moon and elsewhere.

The company also wants to build the first permanent human settlement on Mars, using strictly Martian materials, as early as 2025.

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The Equity

Ok, now you can all click on the link to the right side, The Equity, newspaper. That will get you to the local news in The PONTIAC region of Quebec. For all you cottagers that don't get up there so often.

Hockey Country

So, my first (this year) LIVE Ottawa Senators game will be on September 25th. A pre-season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

But...more exciting news, is the fact that I get to go to the home opener against the Buffalo Sabres on October 8th. I thank my buddy Mark and also to his buddy Cam for getting great seats to the first game, CHEERS!

Killarney Park

My brothers are on their 3rd day of camping at Killarney Park. I am very jealous, because I have to WORK! And that is one park that I want to get to, so I can do some Kayaking on Georgian Bay. Any way, hope you are having fun.

First Day of School

Today is September 6th and the first day of school.

I know some grade 3's that are NOT looking forward to that. I also know one grade 3 student that is excited but a little nervous to this morning. Well, she had a great day! I hope all your children had a wonderful and safe day.

Dinner at the cabin

Thanks to Tod, Kathy and Dylan for supper on Saturday night. It was delicious! Dylan's in September photos.

PS - Can't beat the Pinball wizrd!

Stompin Tom

So the rumour was, 40,000 people were to hit the Shawville fair to catch Stompin' Tom (they don't need the Rolling Stones up there). Well, I don't think they hit 40,000, but I heard it was close to 35,000. That's a lot of stompin' going on in the beer tent!

Happy Anniversary OMA & OPA

Monday September 4th was Pat & Gerry's 10th anniversary, many congratulations!

August has ended

Not much too write about this week.

Thanks to the Bellantoni's for having Sarah over for a birthday gathering. "Happy Birthday to Santana!"

Thanks to my buddies for dinner tonight, it was delicious, sorry I had to leave early!!!

I threw a couple of new photos in the August Photo's from last weekend, and created Septembers Photo's (nothing there yet). The EX is over, August is over, NFL is starting soon, my tickets arrived in the mail yesterday for SENS vs LEAFS (pre-season)...So summer is ended and HOCKEY begins!

"Wake me up when September ends"