On receiving their money in this way for the first time, most Afghan policemen assumed that they had been given a salary increase: in fact they had simply received their full pay for the first time. In some cases they received pay ‘rises’ of more than a third, preventing defections to the Taliban who were previously able to pay higher ‘salaries’.
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I think the GotSurf project is a great idea. Canada is one of the best cold water destination in the world and it deserves to be showcased.
I used to go camping in Tofino (BC), which is featured in the Adam DeWolfe video. The location is absolutely stunning, and the water is not that cold in the summertime. And the surf? Well, let’s just say O’Neill is holding its Coldwater Classic there as I type this (Oct 9-15th 2010).
Note: I found GotSurf via Stevey, an authentic Canadian surfer himself. :)
I’ve been so busy in the last few days, I had completely missed that this week’s opening of the Simpsons was directed by the iconic Banksy (I just watched it).
I’ll let you check it out for yourself. Good stuff.
The episode also featured a special reference to Montreal’s McGill Univeristy.
Sweeties, you could still go to McGill, the Harvard of Canada!
Lisa:
Anything that’s the something of something isn’t really the anything of anything.
I laughed and laughed and laughed and … ∞
