Dear US sooper sekirt contractors, yes other currencies do look different then yours.

WASHINGTON — An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind the U.S. Defence Department’s false espionage warning earlier this year, The Associated Press has learned.

The odd-looking — but harmless — “poppy coin” was so unfamiliar to suspicious U.S. Army contractors travelling in Canada that they filed confidential espionage accounts about them. The worried contractors described the coins as “anomalous” and “filled with something man-made that looked like nano-technology,” according to once-classified U.S. government reports and e-mails obtained by the AP.

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I have entered the Bell City Chase again this year, after a ninth place finish in the second Toronto race in 2005, I am back.

Team Civet Cat is myself and Ana, with the support of Jeff and Pam (all people from work).

What is the Bell City Chase? It is an urban adventure race / scavenger hunt. The twist is that they allow cell phones and blackberrys (it is sponsored by Bell Canada after all). So the support crew can help us with questions and problems during the race.

http://www.thinkattack.com/

(Bonus points if you get the Civet Cat reference.)

My parents got a new Jack Russel puppy. Watson, our Golden Retriever, is not sure what to do with the new kid yet. So far he is pretty laid back, perfect older brother.

Pictures of the new member of the family

Live Journal Toronto community: community.livejournal.com/toronto

Community blog: www.torontoist.com

Daily pictures from a photographer in Toronto: wvs.topleftpixel.com

Real time emergency response info: Toronto Fire Services

Edit: More links

Another City blog: www.blogto.com

TTC and Google maps: Transit mashup

TTC Subway Rider Efficiency Guide: ttcrider.ca

Wikipedia list of Toronto Neighbourhoods: List of neighbourhoods in Toronto