Monday April 30, 2007 5:00 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:11 Sunset 20:46 Hours of daylight: 14:35

A. Morning Musings

6:30 am It is -1 C with a high forecast of +18 C.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Government Was Warned of Air India Bombing

In a reopening of the investigation of the 1985 Air India bombing, testimony is expected to contradict the official explanation that the government was unaware of a possible threat to Air India. The overall handling of this event has been a disgrace to all concerned, and it looks to get much worse.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Business Should Stay Out Of IR Politics: Gillard

The Labour party spokesman is concerned that business will become a puppet of the Howard government in the upcoming election. But the idea of muzzling half of the equation seems to me to be a worse alternative.

B. Actual/Notes

6:45 am It is cloudy at the moment but it is supposed to clear later this morning. I think we are going to drive to the pass this morning and will try to see a few birds.

C. Birdwatching

Here is the link for today's birdwatching activities.

D. Plan

Immediate
Mathematics	Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman	1 hr
Literature	Read & make notes for book 5 of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky	1 hr
Birds	Update database to include 2007 Mexico trip	1 hr
	Birdwatching trip to Pakowki Lake	6 hr
Later
Technology	Convert LPs to MP3 format
	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"
	Burn backup of images onto DVD
Mathematics	Read & make notes on The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems
	Read "Symmetry" by David Wade
	Make notes for "Mathematics: A Human Endeavor" ch 1
	Read "Fearless Symmetry" chap 9: Elliptic Curves
Model Trains	Add ground cover to oil refinery diorama
	Follow tutorial for version 8 of 3rd PlanIt
	Continue assembly of coaling tower
	Purchase DCC system
Birds	Create notebook pages birding in Mexico
History	Begin reading "Maya"
	Read Watson "Ideas"
Philosophy	Read & make notes for "Breaking the Spell"
	Begin reading "How Are We To Live?" by Peter Singer
Literature	New York Times easy crossword puzzles
GO	Complete reading "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go"
Puzzles	The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #10
Major Goals
Learning	Review week's pages each Sunday
	Review all pages for the month at the end of each month
Technology	Review & edit iPhoto files for 2006
Model Trains	Become proficient with 3rd PlanIt software
	Install DCC on model train layout
GO	Learn to play GO at something better than a beginner level
Drawing	Learn to draw!! (I keep saying this, yet I have yet to put a pencil to paper).
Mathematics	Continue to play with mathematics.
Literature	Continue to read Literature
Bird Watching	Continue to engage in bird watching activities.

E. Reflection