Christmas Eve Riding

One way to escape the rain on the West Coast is to head up to a local mountain.

Our favourite is Cypress.

Faux Green and Rental Greens

There’s green and then there’s green. via The Washington Post

In separate challenges this month from the far corners of the United States, environmental groups in Washington state and in Maine are accusing Weyerhaeuser Co. and Plum Creek Timber Co. of using the forest industry’s green-labeling program as a cover while they log in ways that harm endangered spotted owls in Washington and violate forestry laws in Maine.

Meanwhile, car rental agencies in the US at least are making some moves towards greening up their fleets. via US News and World Report:

One of the oldest and largest green car rental companies is EV Rental Cars. Its fleet includes 425 electric, natural gas and hybrid electric cars at eight airport locations: Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Oakland, California; Orange County, California; Phoenix; San Diego; San Francisco and San Jose, California. The company plans to expand its fleet to 1,000 vehicles by the end of 2006.

We rent fairly often, and I’d certainly pick a hybrid if it was an option. One of my local car rental agencies has a couple of Smart cars available, but at a premium price that doesn’t really correlate to either the cost of the car or space is provides.

Opus Mashable Social Network Music Site

Back in September of 2005 I wrote about Project Opus.

David Gratton from Project Opus writes:

Hey gang,

Sorry for the mass e-mail, but one of the most influential web service commentators - mashable.com - has nominated Project Opus as the top Social Network: Music Site for 2006.

Whoo Hoo!

Please visit:
http://mashable.com/2006/12/22/music-social-networks/

We would appreciate if you would vote for us in the comments.

Everyone at Project Opus is feeling pretty chuffed about the nod. 
Thanks for the help and support!

Happy Holidays!
David Gratton

Congrats to David and his team - help them out by visiting the mashable link and talking them up.

Have Cat. Have Wii.

Naturally - wiikitty.com

Podcasting Queen

Maybe they’re taking a lead from, dare I say it, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper. Whatever. Podcast gets Royal assent…via Inforworld

This year for the first time Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas speech will be available as a podcast.

Traditionally, the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) transmits the speech on TV and radio. The speech will also be available in audio and video formats from the BBC’s Web site.

The podcast and online versions of the speech will become available at the same time that the speech is broadcast on TV: 3 p.m. GMT on Monday.

Spam Phrase of the Day, Dec 22

“Get a Diploma witohut the hassle!”

 

Views From the VAG

A couple of shots from the Vancouver Art Gallery Annex

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