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Blastball!!!

Mike Agar, 05/14/08

A few more photos over in the gallery...

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Always Happens to Toronto

Mike Agar, 05/13/08

A triple play. Unassisted.

Have you ever noticed that when something great happens in sport, it happens AGAINST Toronto?

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Regex Salvation

Mike Agar, 05/08/08

If you've ever had to write a regular expression, and don't use regex regularly, then you know my pain. It hurts so bad, that I often run off and find a different way to solve the problem. Or I only use it for very basic pattern matching (starts with, ends with, etc.)

That all changed today: txt2re makes this task so damn easy!!! Genius? Well, it is a very clever tool: 10/04/08 - What date is this? mm/dd/yy or yy/mm/dd or dd/mm/yy? Presumably as the owner of the data you'd know, and over on the txt2re site it simply lets you choose the right pattern match. Brilliant!

Seriously, why would I ever go off, again, and crack the spine on one of those dusty UNIX books to look up this grammar? I won't. This tool is so much fun, that it is actually teaching me regex as a side effect. Go on and challenge it with an email address, see what it does...

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Environmental Health

Polar bear is added to the endangered species list.
Greenhouse gases highest for 800,000 years.
World's wildlife and environment already hit by climate change, major study shows.
Celebrate clean coal, come on!
Natural changes pinned to warming.
Giant study pinpoints changes from climate warming.

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CBC News

2 Canadians injured in suicide bombing in Afghanistan
Two Canadian soldiers were slightly wounded Friday in a suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, while two Afghan soldiers were also injured.
China's president: quake rescue effort at 'most crucial phase'
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the earthquake-devastated province of Sichuan Friday, state news agency Xinhua reported, as rescuers continued to dig for survivors and bodies.
50,000 feared dead as China's president visits quake zone
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the earthquake-devastated province Sichuan Friday, state news agency Xinhua reported, as rescuers continued to dig for survivors and bodies.
PM to officially apologize for native school abuse next month
Prime Minister Stephen Harper set to officially apologize on June 11 on behalf of the government for abuses suffered by former residents of native residential schools.
Harper to officially apologize for native school abuse next month
Prime Minister Stephen Harper set to officially apologize on June 11 on behalf of the government for abuses suffered by former residents of native residential schools.
Death toll in Burmese cyclone raised by thousands
More than 43,000 people have died since a deadly cyclone ripped through Burma earlier this month, state television reported Thursday, as government officials threatened legal action against those who interfered with the delivery of aid.

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Google News Canada

Police accused of seeking some 'dirt' on taser victim - Globe and Mail
Ruling Returns Gay Marriage to Stage in Presidential Bids - New York Times
Feuding parties agree to end violence in Lebanon - Globe and Mail
Suspected suicide blast kills 9 in Sri Lanka - Reuters
Burmese junta says relief effort 'finished' as death toll rises - Times Online
Dion begins selling carbon plan - Toronto Star

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