at www.openmedicine.ca and see the blog at http://blog.openmedicine.ca
This new open access medical journal is produced by many of the editors who were fired at the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) for their coverage of politically sensitive issues. The volunteer publisher is John Willinsky (author of The access principle: The case for open access to research and scholarship and founder of the Public Knowledge Project). Yeah!
A day jaunt to Campbell River is far from Squamish. Left Squamish at 630 am and arrived home the next day at 1230 am. Poor e-dog. Did not go ‘oyster catching’ - you need a permit to do so (good). Did discover where I think I want to live … Bowser!
We did have a good but short visit with Allie in Campbell River and will have to go back when the salmon are running as she is right on the Campbell River. It was good to get out on open water and not be in the shadow of ‘The Chief’ for a day.
R. has face to face interview tomorrow - hope he gets it!
at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/en_nm/arts_halberstam_dc_4
I haven’t read The Making of a Quagmire. Such a shame that Halberstam didn’t write about Iraq/Bush era.
There was loud banging on our door. A young woman was crying hysterically. Requested that we call a cab. While trying to do so the newspaper delivery woman pulled in to our driveway. She kindly gave the woman a ride home. Another mystery.
Good thing the plan to go visit Allie in Campbell River is for tomorrow. We are taking the 830 am ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay (Nanaimo) and then driving north to Campbell River with a stop (possibly) to ‘catch’ some oysters.
With the arrival of spring in these parts, there are also new (to me) birds in the hood. I just saw one I had never seen before: sparrow size, grey with yellow splotches and a white patch on its tail. How is this for a description? I went to WhatBird: The Ultimate Bird Guide (at http://identify.whatbird.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.aspx) and I think the bird I saw is some type of warbler (definately not a goldfinch). Our neighbor has a few bird field guides so I will ask to borrow them and see if I can make a definitive identification.
The mystery bird fits the description of a Yellow Rumped Warbler.
By Philip Pullella Fri Apr 20, 2:21 PM ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church has effectively buried the concept of limbo, the place where centuries of tradition and teaching held that babies who die without baptism went.
In a long-awaited document, the Church’s International Theological Commission said limbo reflected an "unduly restrictive view of salvation."
