To be fair, P, all those articles are taken from labour unions and their websites. I mean, if I were the contracted companies in these cases, I could write all the netstories I want about how P3s are the greatest thing for the public interest since VLTs.

Similarly, I don't expect labour unions to be unbiased about private ventures into public interest projects. Not that I'm commenting on the correctness of their analysis, but the source seems important here.

Pro-P3 poll doesn't tell whole story
Privatization threatens Olympic wastewater treatment

Calgary P3 Ring Road Will Be Highway Robbery, Says CUPE
CUPE

The picture isn't too rosy for P3s.

I thought I talked about the P3 scheme a few months ago, but maybe I didn't mention it to you. There doesn't seem to be much of a big deal, the companies build it and own it until the government buys it from them. The idea of P3 didn't go down too well though. The idea was opposed because the companies basically call the shots until the government pays their dues completely. P3 has been used to build a school (maritimes I think? The school ended up connected to a mall? Can't remember) resulting in some controversies as to how the schools are run and who's employed to maintain them, etc. So, it's good to remember that business and profit oriented companies don't often see eye to eye with government - er, people's - needs. In the case with the extension, it's basically a good chance for the businesses involved to show their worth and a steady source of income for the future - not to mention a promising environment with the government when they succeed. Whenever such a large project starts rolling there's bound to be some frustrations beyond anyone's control, but I'm sure everyone involved has already thought everything through (hopefully). If not, $$$.

okay, without giving too much away, I do support the individual in question, I just didn't under this circumstance. and i feel quite two-faced about it. but it typically wouldn't be a problem that I have this conflict, because even if I do spend a lot of time with them in the future, I doubt it will come up as an issue. ... it's just that there may be something else (unrelated to a certain extent) on the horizon that will definitely cause problems, and all I can say to that is fuck. fuck fuck fuck. I mean, yeah, I burned some bridges recently, but I was rebuilding, and this is threatening to take it all away. how am I .... ? fuck.

(and just for the record, none of you are involved in this, so don't think that I'm trying to say something to y'all... I just wanted advice, and thanks to those who have said something thus far.)

as any female who's ever tried to squat in the forest and pee, or 'hover' over a questionable toilet seat knows, there is definitely a connection between the muscles used to squat/jump/hover and the ones used to allow one to urinate. I've actually read that constant squatting/hovering can lead to problems of causing muscles to work contrary to their intended design, and stresses the muscles beyond the naturally intended functions. hence the invention of the funnel that some stores carry that enables women to stand squat-free and pee like a man, without excess stress on the pelvic floor muscles (and a whole host of other muscles associated with the process...)

how's that? I am not volunteering for a study though.

Taylor, I find your scientific method very weak. All you've done is show that jumping prevents the act of urination. You have in absolutely no way shown that it is due to muscles involved in both processes. That part you seem to have pulled out of thin air. As an example, it could be your brain blocking it automatically when you move in such a manner. I suggest you go back and find evidence of this magical muscle before you move on to asking females to urinate.

If the muscular control of urination (and those with greater knowledge of anatomy could better elaborate on the nature of this control) is on the verge of losing said control over urination, how would exercising that same control through another means (i.e. jumping) help to prevent premature urination?

And you refer to PSI, yet your observations are of rate of flow. While the two are related, it seems you are most concerned with the latter, not the former.

Ah, I see:

"The Capital Account, established in 2002-03, helps increase the predictability of capital spending by allowing surplus money in one year to be carried forward to pay for capital projects in future years. Over the last two years, the Capital Account has been used to fund nearly $2.3 billion in capital projects. Over the next three years, the Capital Account is expected to fund an additional $4.6 billion in capital projects."

On an entirely different note, I have performed some experimentation on dynamic urinary physiology. I shall now commence to report to you on my expiremental method and the collected data.

Having had the pleasure of an entire washroom to myself (the one near knowledge common if you must know) I decided that I would make some tests on movement and urine flow. While standing at the urinal I tried bouncing on the soles of my feet, but this didn't affect the PSI of the fluid from the urethra. However, once I tried hopping (jumping only a few centimetres so that my feet were momentarily off the ground) I found that the PSI was not just reduced, but became 0. In fact, while performing the act of jumping, urinary deposition was halted for approximately 2.5 seconds. It seems that one of the muscles required to perform the act of jumping is also used to "block" the pee from exiting male human anatomy. Whether this is also true for our female counterparts has as of yet not been adequately studied. The identity of any volunteers for this research would be maintained in strictest scientific confidence (should they wish anonymity) and their services would be greatly appreciated. Bearing these new findings, I would theorize that should you find yourself in a position in which you're not gonna make it to the urinal, hopping the rest of the way there would be imperative.


Whether or not jumping will also aid in the problem which in scientific jargon is commonly referred to as "prematurely blowing your load" is yet to be investigated. Stay tuned for further findings.


IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE!!!

Capital Account I believe is referring to the money allocated for the infrastructure problems of the province.