The Good News Channel

[Lindorm]

Congratulations on the job, Meropmorph! 

Hi yourself, Griffin!
I have been veryveryvery busy at my job lately, so I haven't been around here to post for a while. Things seem to have taken a turn for the better now, though!

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Congratulations Mero.
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Oh, and beagle, I'm sorry for your.... rejection.

[Opsa]

Yeay Mero!!!

[Kiyoodle the Gambrinous]

Congratulations Mero!

Happy for you!

[pieces o nine]

Congratulations, Mero!   



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This evening we welcomed a Pakistani exchange student to our home. 

More on this in a different thread.

[Aggie]

Just clicked 'Submit' on my application for BSc in Environmental Sciences.

Need to get supporting documents rounded up, however!

[Griffin NoName]

Just clicked 'Submit' on my application for BSc in Environmental Sciences.

Need to get supporting documents rounded up, however!

Well done. Brings back scary memory!

[Opsa]

Go Aggie, go!

[Pachyderm]

Excellent. The world needs more Environmental Scientists.

Where are you studying?

[Darlica]

Go Aggie, go!

I can't say it better...

No I'm not going to get a pair of pompoms I leave that bit of cheering to my more agile siblings...
Good luck!

[Aggie]

Where are you studying?

Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

No, seriously:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatley_Castle#Appearances_in_TV_and_film

[Opsa]

Wow, that place is too pretty to be real.

[Aggie]

Ayuh, it's right on the ocean and hosts quite a nice botanical garden - and it's a castle!

Plus, the weather's a benefit:

Daily temperatures rise above 30°C (86°F) on an average of one or two days per year and fall below -5°C (23°F) on an average of only 2 nights per year.
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With 2,223 hours of sun annually, Victoria is one of the sunniest places in British Columbia, and gets more sunshine than most other cities in Canada except those in the southern Prairies. The benefits of Victoria's climate are evident through the city's gardens, which are more likely to display drought-tolerant oak trees, eucalyptus, arbutus, and even banana and Palm Tree, than they are likely to feature evergreen conifers, which are typically associated with the coastal Pacific Northwest environment.

Luckily, I'll be headed out there in September, so only one more winter of this.

Calgary is a city of extremes, and temperatures have ranged anywhere from a record low of −45 °C (−49.0 °F) in 1893 to a record high of 36 °C (97 °F) in 1919. Temperatures fall below −30 °C (−22.0 °F) on about five days per year, though extreme cold spells usually do not last very long. According to Environment Canada, the average temperature in Calgary ranges from a January daily average of −9 °C (15.8 °F) to a July daily average of 16 °C (61 °F).

Admittedly, Calgary gets a hair more sun than Victoria (2,400 hours) but much of it occurs during those extreme cold snaps (don't let the '5 days' fool you, there's plenty between -20°C and -30°C).

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

I broke to quarter finals at the regional championship today!

[pieces o nine]

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