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Surely with all of that intense technology eldavojohn or Time could have figured out that coal mining stopped back in 1938 in Nanaimo. Since then it is primarily known for being one of the finest examples of really bad urban planning, for at one time having more square feet of shopping mall per capita than any place else on earth, and of course for theNanaimo International Bathtub Race.

To quote Ember Swift: "This is the city that Engineers enter to demonstrate just how not to build a city centre This is the city used as a symbol of haste. "

So they do indeed exist, even though your joke would make others believe opposite. They are also quite tasty.

http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/biodiversity/fly ingfish/flyingfish.html

He might have read a couple of the rebuttals:
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But can they design a surface-piercing prop for an 8Hp powerplant? All the marine shops have props for 200-400Hp, but that much power isn't allowed by the LNBS Rules

They say that sea levels will rise due to the greenhouse effect...perhaps keeping it up would be a good thing.

Or perhaps we could all just set sai like this.

Desalination would be vital if you live in a floating city. If the world's population continues to grow then not only does this provide more living space, but more 'farm land' too.

But then again, I've been writing PHP code solidly for the last two days and I'm feeling kind of trippy. So perhaps the best course of action would be to make the US approve Kyoto after all.

As you alluded to, it'd be easier to teach fish to fly.

Doesn't look so hard

I believe it. One little hagfish can turn a big bucket of water into slime. I wonder if you can eat it.

Maybe if we could encase the incoming warhead in a huge gelatinous baggie... sort of like a hagfish encasing a predator

There is shared blame in all parties here concerning the welfare of Sean...and there's going to be a lot of finger pointing too.

But almost every time something like this happens, it's passed along many hands because no one wants to take the time or responsibility. Bring in a quote about a gun (a desperate response evoked by his tormentors) or something, then everyone wants to be a hero and set the record straight by punishing the very person...the victim...rather then DEALING WITH IT.

Instead of sending Sean to an alt. school, the school should have contacted the bullies parents and suspension or explusion could have been considered too. As for Sean, the school should take in account that he was harassed for a year and that councelling or therapy would be offered if he was depressed or if it affected his school work.

Where was the school staff and parents of these kids anyway? These "educators" are around these kids day in and day out.

A years worth of bullying and harrasment? Someone could have dones something about it...usually it's too late when they do. In extreme cases, such as Reena Virk (a case from B.C.) being bullied can lead to death...

This happens everyday...sadly enough, this inncident happened in a institute of learning...a place where dreams are made...not nightmares.

If anyone is interested in reading more about hagfish and seeing pictures of their slimy defence mechanism, check out this page: http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/hagfish/hagfish. html

Regards,