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America's other great faith: mmm... money
Ah, the American dollar.Speaking ill of it, will, in some circles, earn you a sterner response than outright blasphemy against Jesus. Or maybe it's because the banks arguably own the...
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Thank you for not wishing me any particular harm
Somewhere over the RockiesSomeone out there must be wishing me luck. And it’s working.Flying to California for a short vacation, I tried to do online check-in only to find that the website declared...
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May is traditionally a good time to take a vacation - when's a good time to...
If you want to avoid paying peak summer prices at popular destinations, May is a great time to travel. And although I thought I was going to follow up by saying, "and yet this year I didn't," that's...
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A guide on how to resign from a CA firm
Hot on the heels of my discussion of when people choose to leave, comes news from LYF - he has resigned from his current firm and has done so with style.Go read all about it. It's a very good breakdown...
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The Toronto strike is finally over
I'm finally back from vacation while city staff continue to clean up after their labour action. Posting was sporadic lately due to real life intruding, and the next week is going to be quite busy.In...
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Going to Kitchener for food, fun, and sometimes audits
The summer of road trip adventures and weddings continues - a week ago sending ACS to a wedding in Waterloo, with a stop on the way at Kitchener's Golden Hearth Baking Company. I've been out there many...
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UFE 2009 Results are up!
As I mentioned earlier, I was slow in checking results this year as I'm far from home - but Ontario candidates can find the ICAO's UFE 2009 results on this page.[Edit - summary of all Canadian UFE...
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Crispy Whitebait with peanuts
Is triggered by Junior Deputy Accountant, who seemed to enjoy my Bernanke photo - awesome.I've just returned from a three week adventure in Hong Kong, including trips to mainland China and Macau, which...
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Chinese sales tactics: questionably awesome
One of the many fun things about travelling around the world is finding out the rather different way people do common tasks. Surprises abound, even with something as prosaic as saying "Back in 5...
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What's been keeping you busy?
This image pretty much summarizes the last two or three weeks.It's been a wild a joyful blur. Between supervising ICAO low-income tax clinics, hitting multiple deadlines with aplomb and celebrating...
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Two weeks in Costa Rica? Goodbye dress shoes!
I get to say goodbye to my polished shoes for two weeks while I'm assignment in Costa Rica, where a team of co-workers from around the world will join together to support an Earthwatch project...
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Live from Costa Rica
My team in Costa Rica is writing an internal group blog about the scientific expedition we've joined - and that blog is a great way to share our experiences with my firm's audience.No one on the...
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"Now you look like real field biologists"
Our professor in the field, Dr. Banks, had kind words for us as we started our week of research in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica.Armed with a couple of augers, PVC pipes, yellow "party" bowls,...
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Don't worry, they won't sting you. They know we're scientists.
My favorite video of the week shows the team here in Costa Rica successfully transferring a bee caught in the field to a specimen jar. It's rather self explanatory so enjoy the clip.Interestingly...
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Adventures at Schipol
"Hello, I want to pring?"Um, hello - sorry strange man, I'm just sitting here with my netbook watching my bags and killing time during the two hour gap between my - "pring?""I want to prrriiiing."I...
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