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Forum: BC Topic: B.C. rejects teachers' new wage demands |
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:53 pm
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| Comparatively BC doesn't pay well. If my dad hadn't retired 5 years ago he'd be earning close to 86,000 / year in Manitoba (but has 1 year under a doctorate degree in education so that played a factor). Public sector employment pays well. There's a reason I'm gunning for an admin job in the fed. gov... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Heavy rain forecast for West Coast |
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:06 am
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Comments: 40
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| Believe it or not Vancouver isn't THAT rainy. Vancouver, on average, has the same level of precipitation as Quebec City. The other factor in the Lower Mainland is how far you live away from the North Shore Mountains. Its a well known fact Delta and Richmond receive 30% less rain than the City of Van... |
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Forum: Random Insanity Topic: Mass psychosis in the US |
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:12 pm
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| The funny thing is I know exactly why I don't fall asleep. I'm on my laptop for an hour or more right up until before I go to bed. Or I watch the national news right before I go to sleep. Of course, this influx of news - usually negative - usually gets my mind running. What I do sometimes (and it wo... |
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Forum: General Jibber Jabber Topic: Internet = decrease rather than increase in productivity? |
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:53 am
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| This post is a little ironic considering the nature of my question, haha. This is my thing. I find the internet and just my MacBook Pro in general almost decreasing my productivity at university. And, yes, I realize the issue is my lack of discipline and its not the laptop/internet's fault. I take o... |
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Forum: Random Insanity Topic: Mass psychosis in the US |
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:47 pm
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| Marijuana in my opinion is terrible for sleep. Its obviously a natural sleep sedative. I never fall asleep easier than when I'm high. But if you're an individual, like me and many others, who has sleep issues to begin with it can become quite addictive as a sleep medication. I had a bout of it last ... |
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Forum: Random Insanity Topic: Mass psychosis in the US |
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:06 pm
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| This is actually quite interesting... I've recently had trouble with sleep. Once I'm asleep its fine and I'm in a deep state and can stay that way for 8+ hours, but I have a hell of a time falling asleep. Most nights its an hour+ process (and usually prolonged past that because I get frustrated by t... |
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Forum: Health & Wellness Topic: Can anti-biotics make you tired? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:56 pm
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| Yah, that makes sense. I think the SAD is definitely a factor but the anti-fungal is a component as well. Its so depressing this time of year. Dark by 4pm, rain, rain, rain. I'm tired by 4:30pm most days... But soon it'll be February, trees will start blooming, and spring will be here! One hard mont... |
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Forum: Hockey Topic: Vancouver Canucks 2011 / 2012 |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:49 pm
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| Ok, I'm new to Vancouver, but I gotta say the obsession with the Canucks is insane!! I'm starting to get into it. Went to the Dec. 1st game against Nashville at Rogers Arena and loved it. Has the passion always bin this strong amongst the locals? |
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Forum: Health & Wellness Topic: Can anti-biotics make you tired? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:14 pm
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| Hey everyone, So I have a minor fungal infection on my upper back and my upper chest. When I originally went in to see my doctor he prescribed me a week's worth of Apo-Ketoconazole and said if it didn't clear up in a month's time after finishing off the pills to come back. Well that was in September... |
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Forum: Computer Tech & Internet Topic: What was your first Computer? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:45 pm
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This is gonna show my age...
Forget which kind of PC it was but it was a Desktop running on Windows 95. Good 'ol Windows. |
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Forum: Random Insanity Topic: Is the Liberal Party Dead and Buried. |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:24 pm
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| 1) Gut your old guard 2) End these never-ending leadership battles 3) Realize power & money is shifting to the West and the party needs to stop running against Western interests 4) No more 'delegate' leadership votes; democratize the process of leadership races/convention 5) End the arrogance -- you... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: westmanguy! |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:36 am
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Comments: 54
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| So much West Coast love!! Don't you guys love how the media is making us sound like we're under a barrage of crime with these '4 murders in 4 days'. Not gonna lie, I lol'ed a bit when the news listed it as: "The first man was shot on one hundred and something avenue in Surrey" "The ne... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Harper’s patronage appointments becoming a holiday tradition |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:15 am
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| Ok. I will admit these types of appointments really irritate me and the Conservative Party has frankly lost all moral standing on the issue of senate reform. Having said that though I still understand the rational. Harper has been consistent in appointing Senators that have been elected via the mean... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: westmanguy! |
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:04 am
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| Hey everyone! So I decided I would pull a necro if you will and re-hash this thread as I've come out of the woodworks to (hopefully!) become active on these forums again! I've actually been lurking for quite some time and have always had CKA in my bookmarks but I guess I lost my incessant need to po... |
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Forum: Atlantic Canada Topic: Nova Scotia |
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:46 pm
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Comments: 28
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