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fuck MS forced upgrades, don't bother with vista. win 3.11 all the way.

she inspires Jack to write songs

ohhhh yo-ko!

ohhhhhhh yo-ko!

hehe

I'm coming from the Hammah but my car is full, with a couple people wait listed already...sorry dude.

remember when you forgot to give me the wilco-heads-up and now i'm missing the show? yes i'm blaming you for my lack of pay-attention-ness.

Yeah... it's not so much that nicotine is that horrible for you on its own. The main problem is that it keeps you coming back for more smokes, and it's all the other shit that's in them that really kills ya...

I don't want them to be the same band. But maybe he had to start up that other one because he wanted to be in a GOOD band. I'm just sayin...

As far as blues drummers go, why are blues rock drummers not allowed in the club? And really, all drummers are blues drummers. What meg white does is not terribly special.

I don't want technical necessarily, just more than bee-baa-bee-baa. have you heard the song "level" by whatever that other band jack white is in? It's so good. That's how good the white stripes could sound if they got a real drummer and added bass. har.

if you are a tad on the nerdy side, you can't go wrong with foobar2000 -- it will convert from any format to any format and do mass tag operations etc. but you have to kinda dig into the forums at hydrogenaudio.org to figure out all the good tweaks. once you do, it's the most powerful tool out there. it's also a killer player...

I could double you on my bike but you'd probably miss the show...

did she learn to drum yet?

Foxit reader also lets you type on top of existing PDFs. I know it's not exactly the same as editing them, but it could be just enough for what you need.

Come get your bike tuned up for free today... I'll be there in person doing some repairs.. look for the i-heart-hamilton shirt ;-)

Come down to James St North for local food, arts and other good stuff (including free bike repairs)!

A new outdoor market is coming to James Street North.

The Makers' Market debuts tomorrow in the courtyard at Christ's Church Cathedral at 252 James St. N.

But don't expect just another church craft fair. The market, which will feature local artists, musicians and organic farmers, is a public forum for artists to showcase their work, says Dave Kuruc, a member of the Makers' Market committee.

"We wanted to give artists an opportunity to be part of something."

James North has been revitalized in recent years with art galleries, art supply stores and studio spaces. On market days, artists will produce art on site and a local history buff will give a walking tour of the area.

Jennifer Street, an organizer and volunteer at Christ's Church Cathedral, hopes the tours and using a medieval concept of markets will allow people to enjoy the neighbourhood.

"Cathedrals were the centre in towns, a place to go. We'd like to revive that idea and make James Street that and make our cathedral part of it."

People are encouraged to take advantage of a bicycle repair workshop at the market and to use alternative forms of transportation to get to the church's garden.

The Makers' Market will be a place for people to "take a pause while sipping coffee, see beautiful urban spaces," Kuruc says. "I'm always bothered when people say nothing's happening in Hamilton."

afong@thespec.com

905-526-3207

What: The Makers' Market is a new outdoor market promoting local artists. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. If you can't make it, Makers' Market will be back on July 21, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15. Where: The courtyard at Christ's Church Cathedral, 252 James St. N. Cost: Free

THis looks like it would be good. If anyone knows where to see/get it, let me know... I'd like to watch it

yes... sweet video.

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Don't you know this was all just a conspiracy to keep you away from doing any work today?

Ahh petitions are useless anyway...

Yes, I wouldn't get less than 100-120. But as far as I know, 250 is not even available in laptop form factor... I have seen I think up to 200, of course I can barely keep up so I'm probably wrong. If you spec a dell form their site, anything over 80 is considered an upgrade... so 100 is nothing to scoff at. And the 2gb ram upgrade (above 1gb) is $180 alone...

Anyway, it would be good if you can see it and use it before buying it. Is this a through-the-mail deal though?

100GB hard drive is pretty much the low end on capacity these days. Most systems that sell for that price come with around 250GB.

Not for laptops though... and 2g ram is a big deal.

I just spec'd a latitude D820 with similar specs (but core duo instead of centrino) and it came out at $2300. I'd say this guy is asking a reasonable price.

the Algonquin thing to me is about you can't replace relatively accessible untouched forest... let the forestry companies have to go where people won't bother

So it sounds like the argument is more based on the recreational accessibility of algonquin and less about saving the forests in general for the sake of the planet/the animals/mother earth/etc?

Anyway, I'm serious about the hemp thing. That's where the focus really needs to be. It is utterly sick that we use trees to make paper.

sigh... sorry bro, keeping some of the last remaining old growth standing isn't a point I'm going to budge on... simply love the forest, the more natural the better

Man, I totally understand where you are coming from, I just think that this is a misdirected target for activism, and I really think that the "greater good" will be more damaged by forcing them out into the untamed and unmonitored wild. These companies are not clearcutting algonquin. I also think the "km of roads" paragraph in that letter is misleading and reactionary. The map that they link to that shows "open to logging" areas makes it look like the areas are open to clearcutting which is not the case. The website is completely unbalanced and offers no alternative viewpoint and little empirical data other than the lengths of the logging roads. Guess what, if the logging roads were shorter, I'd be more worried because it would mean that they are allowed to drive to one spot and pick all their trees from there. Selectively logging the old growth trees that are likely going to die within the next 10 years is good environmental practise, especially when compared to the shitstorm that you see when you are flying over BC. Putting logging roads all over the park means that they are selectively picking trees from everywhere instead of razing single areas.

If we could be assured that they'd follow the same practises outside the park, then by all means, keep the park free of logging. Until then though, if keeping them under a watchful eye eliminates just one clearcut somewhere else, we are ahead of the game.

Dorothy Shaver

District Planner

Ministry of Natural Resources

Parry Sound District Office

7 Bay Street

Parry Sound Ontario

P2A 1S4

Re: Logging in Algonquin Park

EBR Registry Number: 010-0445

Dear Ms. Shaver,

I believe a park is a park and not a place for industry.

I also believe that the logging industry needs to be more closely monitored on all Canadian land, whether protected parkland or not.

I do not want to see the controlled operations currently planned for Algonquin displaced to private land where the logging industry can operate with utter disregard for the forest (i.e. through clearcutting).

I believe that the true answer to our problems lies in strict regulation of ALL logging operations EVERYWHERE coupled with policies forcing all industries who consume pulp/paper/lumber to meet minimum quotas for usage of recycled materials.

Until we can be assured that the displaced logging companies will not operate in a less-than-desirable fashion outside of the park, I do not want them to be kicked out.

Sincerely,

Or fight for leagalization of hemp, which could provide for all of our pulp&paper needs without touching a single tree...