Did you know Canada.. The CC-130 Hercules-H is making its last journey home from Afghanistan, where it has offered almost 10 years of service, now being retired.
The first CC-130E Hercules entered service in Canada in 1960, and the current CC-130H Hercules was purchased in 1996. The first of 17 new J-model CC-130s arrived in 2010 to replace the oldest aircraft in the Hercules fleet.
The CC-130 Hercules is a four-engine fixed-wing turboprop aircraft that can carry up to 78 combat troops. It is used for a wide range of missions, including troop transport, tactical airlift (both palletized and vehicular cargo), search and rescue (SAR), air-to-air refuelling (AAR), and aircrew training.
As reported by the Canadian Press colleagues, including the acting commander of Canada's troops in Afghanistan, turned out on the tarmac at Kandahar Airfield to say goodbye as Prescott and crew got ready to leave.
Source: The Canadian Press, Canada's Air Force
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Internet and Adolescents
Did you know Canada.. Researchers in Canada have found a strong association between computer and Internet use in adolescents and engagement in multiple-risk behaviours, including illicit drug use, drunkenness and unprotected sex.
They say that since adolescents are exposed to considerable screen time - over 4.5 hours on average each day - they're constantly seeing images of behaviours they can then potentially adopt.
Do you agree with these findings? I think adolescents where "engaged in multiple-risk behaviours" long before the Internet.
Source: Science Daily, Preventive Medicine, Queen's University
They say that since adolescents are exposed to considerable screen time - over 4.5 hours on average each day - they're constantly seeing images of behaviours they can then potentially adopt.
Do you agree with these findings? I think adolescents where "engaged in multiple-risk behaviours" long before the Internet.
Source: Science Daily, Preventive Medicine, Queen's University
Monday, April 25, 2011
Women's Hockey goes for Gold
Update: USA Women defeat Team Canada 3 to 2 in overtime to win Gold.
Did you know Canada.. in just a few minutes Canada will take on the United States in the Gold Medal game for the 13th straight time at 2pm EST at the World Women's Hockey Championship in Zurich.
Canada and the U.S. have met for the gold medal at the worlds all 13 times the tournament has been contested. Canada has won gold nine times, with the Americans having captured the last two world titles and three of the last four overall.
The women's worlds were not played last year of course when Canada won the Olympic tournament over the U.S. in our Vancouver. As I'm sure you know, Canada has won three straight Olympic gold medals.
Are you watching today's game?
Did you know Canada.. in just a few minutes Canada will take on the United States in the Gold Medal game for the 13th straight time at 2pm EST at the World Women's Hockey Championship in Zurich.
Canada and the U.S. have met for the gold medal at the worlds all 13 times the tournament has been contested. Canada has won gold nine times, with the Americans having captured the last two world titles and three of the last four overall.
The women's worlds were not played last year of course when Canada won the Olympic tournament over the U.S. in our Vancouver. As I'm sure you know, Canada has won three straight Olympic gold medals.
Are you watching today's game?
Royal Wedding
Did you know Canada.. well, as I'm sure most of you DO know, the Royal Wedding between William and Kate takes place this Friday. Depending on where you live it's likely you'll be getting up around 3 in the morning if you want to watch it.
I've seen a lot of comments on twitter with people saying they don't care about the Royal Wedding and it has nothing to do with us, etc, etc..
I don't agree with that at all. We're Canadian and part of being Canadian is knowing at least a bit about the Monarch, after all Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Canada's Head of State. Although the monarch’s powers have been dissolving since the nineteenth century - about the only ones that remain are the right to appoint a prime minister and dissolve parliament.
I think there are many people that will be getting up at 3am to watch the Royal Wedding - after all, William is likely going to be King, and likely in our lifetime. Many of us, like my Mother for one, woke up at 1am to watch Charles and Dianna wed and will be doing the same this Friday and look forward to it.
Will you be attending the wedding of William and Kate?
I've seen a lot of comments on twitter with people saying they don't care about the Royal Wedding and it has nothing to do with us, etc, etc..
I don't agree with that at all. We're Canadian and part of being Canadian is knowing at least a bit about the Monarch, after all Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Canada's Head of State. Although the monarch’s powers have been dissolving since the nineteenth century - about the only ones that remain are the right to appoint a prime minister and dissolve parliament.
I think there are many people that will be getting up at 3am to watch the Royal Wedding - after all, William is likely going to be King, and likely in our lifetime. Many of us, like my Mother for one, woke up at 1am to watch Charles and Dianna wed and will be doing the same this Friday and look forward to it.
Will you be attending the wedding of William and Kate?
Sunday, April 24, 2011
We are Canadian Blog Hop - Week 6!
Did you know Canada.. we are joining the We are Canadian Blog Hop today to meet other Canadians - welcome all and look forward to following some new folks.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Canadian Discovery: Insulin
Did you know Canada.. it was Canadian doctor Sir Frederick Grant Banting who was one of the main discovers of insulin.
Sir Frederick Grant Banting born near Alliston, Ontario in 1891.
This discovery earned Banting a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1923 and the Canadian Parliament granted him a Life Annuity of $7,500.
It was in February 1941 that Banting was killed in an air disaster in Newfoundland while he was serving as liaison officer between the British and North American medical services during the Second World War.
Then in 2006 he was voted 4th out of the top 10 greatest Canadians.
Source: uToronto, nobelprize.org
Sir Frederick Grant Banting born near Alliston, Ontario in 1891.
This discovery earned Banting a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1923 and the Canadian Parliament granted him a Life Annuity of $7,500.
It was in February 1941 that Banting was killed in an air disaster in Newfoundland while he was serving as liaison officer between the British and North American medical services during the Second World War.
Then in 2006 he was voted 4th out of the top 10 greatest Canadians.
Source: uToronto, nobelprize.org
Friday, April 22, 2011
Earth Day
Did you know Canada.. with the Easter celebrations today it might be easy to forget that today is also Earth Day.
We wrote a post about Earth Day earlier this week.
Also check out The Good Shoppers Blog: Earth Day at home.
Tell us how you celebrated Earth Day!!
We wrote a post about Earth Day earlier this week.
Also check out The Good Shoppers Blog: Earth Day at home.
Tell us how you celebrated Earth Day!!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Bay of Fundy
Did you know Canada.. The Bay of Fundy tide is the highest in the world!
It's as high as a four-storey building and is five times higher than the Atlantic Coast average. This offers beachcombing for sparkling amethysts at low tide, fascinating tours, and extreme Tidal Bore rafting.
There are approximately two high tides and two low tides within a 24-hour period in the Bay of Fundy. The time between a low tide and a high tide is about 6 hours and 13 minutes. The tidal bore occurs during the flooding and is a site to be seen.
A tidal bore is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travel up a river or against the direction of the current so incoming tide reverses the flow of out-flowing rivers. The Bay of Fundy is one of the few places in the world that has a tidal bore.
In July 2009, the Bay of Fundy was named as a finalist for the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest that ends in November 2011.
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia, NovaScotia.com, Bay of Fundy Tourism, Wikipedia
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It's as high as a four-storey building and is five times higher than the Atlantic Coast average. This offers beachcombing for sparkling amethysts at low tide, fascinating tours, and extreme Tidal Bore rafting.
There are approximately two high tides and two low tides within a 24-hour period in the Bay of Fundy. The time between a low tide and a high tide is about 6 hours and 13 minutes. The tidal bore occurs during the flooding and is a site to be seen.
A tidal bore is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travel up a river or against the direction of the current so incoming tide reverses the flow of out-flowing rivers. The Bay of Fundy is one of the few places in the world that has a tidal bore.
In July 2009, the Bay of Fundy was named as a finalist for the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest that ends in November 2011.
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia, NovaScotia.com, Bay of Fundy Tourism, Wikipedia
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hoodoo's in the Alberta Badlands
Did you know Canada.. Hoodoo's are a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. They take millions of years to form. The top capsrocks are the hardest part and they protect the soft rock below from wearing away - if there was no caprock, the soft sandstone erodes away very quickly. Hoodoos range in size from 5 feet to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoos are very fragile and can erode completely if their capstone is dislodged.
The heart of Alberta's badlands is The Drumheller Valley - one of the few areas in the world where sedimentary layers from earlier geological periods have been scraped off by natural processes, exposing a rich deposit of animal and plant fossils and even complete dinosaur skeletons. You can take the Hoodoo Trail to view these amazing creations of nature.
Source: Travel Drumheller, Wikipedia
Travel out of Canada
Did you know Canada.. it was interesting to read from Statistics Canada that Canadian residents took 4.8 million trips abroad in February, up 0.8% compared with January. Canadian travel to overseas countries increased 0.3% to 734,000 trips in February. Probably to get away from our crazy winter. ;-)
Canadians took 4.0 million trips to the United States in February and overnight travel rose 2.2% to 1.7 million. Canadians also took 2.3 million same-day car trips to the United States in February, almost the same amount as in January.
I'm surprised that same-day car trips to the States did not increase considering our dollar is so strong. But we also had some pretty awful weather in January and February. We're planning on a day trip to the states for lunch and some shopping in the next month or so - are you planning a trip across the border any time soon?
Canadians took 4.0 million trips to the United States in February and overnight travel rose 2.2% to 1.7 million. Canadians also took 2.3 million same-day car trips to the United States in February, almost the same amount as in January.
I'm surprised that same-day car trips to the States did not increase considering our dollar is so strong. But we also had some pretty awful weather in January and February. We're planning on a day trip to the states for lunch and some shopping in the next month or so - are you planning a trip across the border any time soon?
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