Hey, Percy, I know this is an issue that I've discussed with you in the past: PM unveils redress for head tax on Chinese:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised "symbolic payments" to Chinese immigrants who paid a head tax to Canada between 1885 and 1923.

Widows of men who paid the head tax are also covered, Harper told the House of Commons on Thursday.

He also offered a formal apology for the fact that the tax was imposed, saying "the government of Canada recognizes the stigma and exclusion" the tax represented.

heyo, all!!!me,just,got,a,cell,phone. that was odd. I can be reached at 218-5373. as I will be moving out in early July I figured I should actually have a phone. I guess that is also news. I am moving away from my Mommy and Daddy! freedom, yet many more responsibilities. funny how that works... Of all places to move, I am pretty much right back at the university. Oh well, it will be fun. hey hey hey!!! ciao fo niao!

Every man must have:

A battle to fight,
A adventure to live,
A beauty to rescue.

2 out of 3 ain't bad right?

Plus 11 times! Shouldn't Air Marshalls be better trained to take down a guy with few shots as possible? Actually the issued bullets they give air marshalls don't have much stopping power. Too much stopping power and the bullet will pass thru a person possibly causing collateral damage. Strange world we live in.

You should be more frightened of... HP Lovecraft stories! Man I can watch Ichi the Killer with out freaking out now, but HP lovecraft stories still scare the shit out of me. Even after reading the same ones for many years. So yah Par there are scarier things out there. You can control people but you can't control the Old Ones.

I don't know why this wasn't bigger news before. Well, on second thought, maybe I do. Man Killed by Air Marshals Was Shot 11 Times:

The federal air marshals who killed a mentally ill man at Miami International Airport in December shot him numerous times, according to an autopsy report released a day after state prosecutors declared the shooting "legally justified" and said no criminal charges would be filed.

The autopsy, by the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, found that the man, Rigoberto Alpizar of Maitland, Fla., had been wounded 11 times — in the chest, abdomen, shoulder, hand, wrist and forearm.
...

The marshals said Mr. Alpizar had started moving back toward the plane, reaching into the backpack and saying, in the words of one marshal, "I'm going to blow up this bomb," when they opened fire.

All the while, the marshals told investigators, Mr. Alpizar ignored their commands in Spanish and in English to drop to the ground.

Even after one marshal started shooting, they said, Mr. Alpizar kept approaching, compelling them to keep firing.

Big kudos tonight to Mary, for playing while apparently dying, and Dana, for playing the length of the match, in Ultimate. Well done.

And, of course, kudos to everyone else for now winning two straight. (See what happens when we eat the right breakfast cereal?)

I got to hate a lot of Hurricanes, but I can't hate Cam Ward. Given the options, I'm glad he won the MVP. (Of course, I would have been more glad to see Pronger or Pisani win, but thems the breaks.)

This team, who squeaked into the playoffs, made the Finals and lost their MVP-worthy goalie in game 1 of the finals, still came within two goals of winning it all. With Markkanen in net. Nutty. Imagine being told that two months ago.

Peca showed up. Hemsky shot (!) and scored some huge goals. Pronger was a rock. And Pisani scored 14!! He only had 18 in the regular season.

I'm too lazy to find the pic, but that neon pink fan sign behind the Oilers' bench said it all. "Thanks Oilers." Indeed.

*shrug
they didn't look as hungry right from the puck drop. i can't fault Carolina for winning.if we'd been luckier maybe we'd have tied it up. but lucky teams don't win Stanley Cups. if you don't score on a two man advantage bad shit goes down
it hurts like fuck. but no, i'm proud of them. i was tha first nigga cheering them out when they the lost was secured. there's always next year boys. thanks.