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Saturday, June 18, 2005

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Glacial Field behind Mount Vulcan, Kluane National Park, Yukon 1996

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Where Art Thou Marilyn Dennis? Wherefore CityLine?

Well, as usual, I'm just about out of the loop as to what's going down in TV land. Marilyn Dennis said on the radio (CHUM FM 104.5) this morning that Friday is her last day . Whaaaa??? It's not that I'm surprised, it's just that I didn't expect it to actually happen , if that makes any sense. Marilyn Dennis made CityLine the popular and well-loved show that it is today. Dini Petty, who started it, was never to my mind the kind of host that can stick around long enough to make a show a must-watch part of one's day, a show like Oprah's for example. Under Marilyn's guidance and in the creative incubator of Citytv, CityLine became the only truly successful Canadian daytime show. Other hosts have come and gone on other shows, other channels have tried to replicate CityLine's success, but none have succeeded. I bet when the CRTC OK'd the merger of CTV and all those radio stations, it didn't anticipate it would kill off one of the few Canadian t...

Why is L-Carnitine Restricted in Canada?

A controlled substance is "any type of drug that the federal government has categorized as having a higher-than-average potential for abuse or addiction. Such drugs are divided into categories based on their potential for abuse or addiction. Controlled substances range from illegal street drugs to prescription medications." Carnitine is a nitrogen amide or quaternary ammonium compound synthesized by the human body from amino acids or ingested primarily through meat eating. Vegetarians, needless to say, consume very little carnitine, and vegans none. Carnitine is essential for transporting fatty acids into mitochondria where the fatty acids are used as fuel to create energy. Those born without the enzyme that allows carnitine to work its magic have to consume carbohydrates, only carbohydrates, as their energy source and if they go too long without eating carbohydrates they will become weak. There is also some work that shows dogs who do not get L-carnitine in their diet ...

My Human Touch Massage Chair Needs Repair

So all I wanted to do was have my daily massage session in my Human Touch massage chair. Well, it decided to go on strike , after all the Toronto city workers were, so why not it! The remote started beeping -- continuously. Once it started beeping, the chair stopped working. Nothing I did worked, whether turning it off and back on again, waiting so many seconds before turning it back on, unplugging and plugging it back in. And so I called Human Touch , an American company and the manufacturer of this amazing piece of technology that saved my sanity from whole back and stomach pain, neck stiffness, foot pain, and sore legs. They suggested there was a short in the remote. I'd only replaced the remote last summer, and the cord was in good condition, but whatever. Better a problem in the remote than in the back rest where the massage mechanism is, right? Like I could determine fate. So they e-mail Intertemp International , the company based in Calgary that takes care of shipping parts...

Eyewitness Proof: Canada Post Does not Deliver Parcels

Finally I have proof. Eyewitness testimony. For years I've thought that Canada Post parcel delivery service does not in fact deliver parcels -- they deliver parcel delivery notices, those notices stating that one's parcel is at the post office waiting for pick-up as there was no answer when delivery attempt was made. When I got one of these notices, I'd look at the date on it, think about where I was, then suddenly realise I was at home all that day. I'd puzzle over how I missed that distinctive courier/letter carrier/police knock on the door. It happened over and over until I decided that Canada Post doesn't actually deliver parcels that need signatures, only the notices. My take on their thinking was that no-one is at home, so why bother. Today I have proof I'm right. I got one of those bloody delivery notices, called Canada Post, got the "we only do one delivery; I'll have the supervisor call you" spiel. When? In 24-48 hours. Wow. Love the exped...

Samsung T24A350 HDTV Monitor: A Review

The Samsung T24A350 is an LED monitor with NTSC and ATSC TV tuners in it, meaning it can pull in analog and digital television signals. It's meant for those who want to watch TV at the same time as they're working on their computer, but I bought it for its TV capabilities alone. A monitor with an HDTV tuner in it is way cheaper than a same-sized LED (or LCD) TV. And, as you probably know, the best HDTV picture comes over the air not through cable or satellite -- so a good digital tuner is essential. It's black, so it's not as elegant as the Philips LCD TV I had. It has a glass bezel round the edge and a shiny black stand that allows you to tilt the screen forward or back, but it's still black. Its remote control is black with those softish plastic buttons and reminds me of the Rogers cable remote control. Again, not elegant like the Philips TV's remote control but like almost every other boring remote control out there. The buttons don't glow in the dark, ...

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