After stating something I had 'heard', I gave it some thought and looked into it... (funny how the first thing you 'hear' is what you are inclined to believe). In any event, mostly from the Bank of Canada web site, here is something of interest. Basically its the value of the Canadian dollar in US funds, with some historic bits in there.

- 1853 - 1914 = Candian dollar ~ on par with US (1.0008 export, 0.9992 inport)
- 1862 Americans issue 'Greenback' which drops to $1 Can = $2.65 US by 1864, but 'Greenback' recovered by 1865 to be on par till WW1
- Confederation 1867 one US gold eagle coin worth $10 Can. Canada issued $4 dollar notes, later changed to $5.
- 1920 ~ 0.84 US
- 1931 ~ 0.80 US
- 1932 ~ 0.90 US
- 1934 ~ 'on par'
- 1939 ~ 0.90 US
- 1946 - revalued to be 0.999 US
- 1949 ~ 0.90 down to 0.88
- 1950 - Korean War
- 1950 ~ 0.95 US
- 1952 ~ 0.95 US
- 1952 to 1960 - 1.02 ~ 1.06 peaking in 1957
- 1960 - Start of Vietnam War
- 1961 ~ 0.96 US
- 1962 ~ 0.92 US
- 1963 - FLQ bombings, Pearson elected with minority govt
- 1968 - Trudeau elected
- 1970 - FLQ kidnappings
- 1970 ~ 0.95 US
- 1971 ~ 0.98 to 0.99 US
- 1974 ~ 1.04 US
- 1975 - Beaver becomes symbol of Canadas Sovereignty
- 1976 ~ 1.03 US
- 1976 - Parti Québécois government elected in Quebec
- 1978 ~ 0.84 US
- 1979 - Joe Clarks minority govt
- 1979 ~ 0.87 US
- 1980 - the federal government introduced the National Energy Program
- 1984 - Tredeau retires, Turner succeeded as prime minister, Mulroney elected Prime Minister later that year
- 1986 ~ 0.69 US record low
- 1987 - Edmonton tornado
- 1990 ~ 0.86 US
- 1991 - GST, Gulf War 1 Canada sends troops
- 1991 ~ 0.89 US
- 1992 - NAFTA
- 1992 ~ 0.78 US
- 1993 - Mulroney retires Kim Campbell takes over, huge land-slide Victory for Crietien later that year.
- 1995 - Quebec referendum
- 1995 to 1996 ~ 0.73 US
- 1996 - Maple leaf becomes official Canadian Emblem
- 1998 ~ 0.63 new record low
- 2001 ~ 0.62 another new low...
- 2002 ~ 0.61 yet another...
- 2003 - Gulf War 2 Canada does not send troops
- Current = 0.77 US

Awwww shucks Ed...
I just like take it one game at a time, ya know... like give it my all. I like to give 110% in every game and, ya know, it's not just a me thing, ya know, like I couldn't have done it without my teammates and, ya know, our great coaching staff. A big shout out to my mom, my friends and family, and ya know, like Jesus.
I love like, curling, ya know?

Happy Birthday Andrew!!!
Yep that is all for now...

Yes, tonight was the first night of the Regular Season for our Home Team, with the stands filled with an unprecedented record crowd in attendance. Boosted by the support from the fans the stage was set for quite the match up.

The game began with a stunningly brutal start. It seemed as if the very ice itself was attempting to ruin the optimistic play of our team. But it wasnt till the 3rd end that Beck lead the team onto the scoreboard. Using a patented reverse-counter-turn maneuver, Beck Alfred Hitchcock was able to dazzle both team-mates and opponents alike. After breaking the nervous stalemate, Beck Mike Comrie capitalised off of his opponents inability to follow through. And it was Beck Olver North's magnanimous efforts that kept our heros in to till the end with the final score being a close 5-4.

Collecting the first, second, and third stars of the game, Beck Jack Bauer definately showed his command, expertise and dare I say mastery on the ice. With the next game set for Dec.6 our team hopes to steam-roll further competition and see more astounding appearances from Beck Paras (tee hee!).

Eskimos beat the Alouettes! 34-22! Woo Hoo!

... Beck, were you watching??

Beck should click on the picture of the Dalek.

all your science fiction blasphemy will get you nothing but eternal damnation, on this the lord's day we must reflect upon his glory, this means you paras



wow, I typed this whole thing with just one hand, while eating a waffle with my other...

Oh you may laugh at the Daleks and the TARDIS but I'll have you know that it was the coolest show I ever had the pleasure of growing up with - along with the A-Team of course. And those Daleks were scary, rolling around killing things while saying "Exterminate, Exterminate" in a stereotypical robot voice.

Forget the Matrix and start remembering Dr. Who! Well known as being the greatest science fiction series of all time! I mean check out the Villainy the show had. Like, The Daleks!!! Encased in their pepperpot-shaped travel machines, each Dalek is a mutant monstrosity from the planet Skaro. They are one of the Galaxy's most fearsome races, with no thoughts other than that of conquest. The Daleks consider themselves the most superior race in the Universe. Humanity and all of the other species in the Galaxy may be permitted to live as their slaves - but that which they cannot subjugate they will destroy. Their main weaponry is the gun attached to the front of their casings. Even a glancing shot is sufficient to despatch the hapless victim in screaming agony!!! But way cooler than that was the Tardis which was dimensionally transcendental!! I know it only looks like an every-day police box... but its much much more! TARDIS, of course, stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. Or Time and Relative Dimension in Space, if you're a purist. Inside the TARDIS there are an awful lot of rooms - libraries, gardens, swimming pools, and even a cricket pavilion. Plus two control rooms, a boot cupboard, a very large costume wardrobe and a pink Zero Room.

Hey, for question one, maybe they could have hoisted massive towers above the clouds to take in energy, but it appeared that no machine could last even the approach towards the sky. Also, the weather seems to be horrible at all times, so maybe the maintenence for the part of the tower that would be within the clouds would be reallly costly. So maybe the choice was broken down into eeny meeny miny mo. Humans or towers? Or maybe since humans relied on machines to build their civilization the robots decided to turn the tables out of spite and build their civilization by relying on humanity. o_0 Who's the loser now?

Shut up