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Dick Clark -- Gone, but not forgotten

RIP Dick ...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/american-bandstand-host-dick-clark-died-195633657.html

Added by Chris Knight on April 19, 2012 at 7:05 — 4 Comments

Silly sayings in the department of redundancies

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/03/08/f-vp-ross-redundancies.html

Very informative ... and kinda funny.

Former U.S. defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld:

"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown…

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Added by Chris Knight on March 10, 2012 at 19:30 — 3 Comments

The secret to learning languages

From cbc.ca:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/03/f-vp-ross-language.html

The secret to learning languages

Tips from the polyglots: Find out how your brain works

On a trip to Costa Rica, I marvelled at how a fellow…

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Added by Chris Knight on January 7, 2012 at 11:21 — 7 Comments

'Tis the season to be Jolly ...

In keeping with the theme ...

Only in Canada, eh?

Algonquin College Darth Vader Carol of the Bells:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jiDTufRNL10

Holiday Christmas Music Flash Mob of the American Festival Chorus at Cache Valley Mall:…

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Added by Chris Knight on December 19, 2011 at 22:07 — No Comments

Remembrance Day 2011

For The Fallen

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,

England mourns for her dead across the sea.

Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,

Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal

Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,

There is music in the midst of desolation

And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,…

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Added by Chris Knight on November 11, 2011 at 11:29 — 1 Comment

Foreigners to be able to get pensions, etc. in China

Social security for expats

Updated: 2011-10-16 07:40

By Chen Xin (China Daily)

BEIJING - Foreign workers in China will be included in the country's social security system as a new regulation took effect on Saturday.

The Social Insurance Law passed in July allows foreign workers to enjoy retirement, medical, work injury, unemployment and maternity benefits similar to those for Chinese citizens.

According to the new ruling, all registered foreign workers… Continue

Added by Chris Knight on October 17, 2011 at 7:10 — 3 Comments