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Sunday May 27, 2007 6:30 am Lethbridge Sunrise 5:33 Sunset 21:24 Hours of daylight: 15:51
A. Morning Musings
6:30 am It is +9 C with a high forecast of +20 C.
Here are the news.
CBC Headline: Taliban Releases 3 Afghan Aid Workers
Three Afghan aid workers who were kidnapped with two French colleagues nearly two months ago were released by the Taliban on Sunday, a spokesman for the militant group and relatives said.
Canadian Headline: Canadian Soldiers Bid Farewell To Slain Comrade
About 500 soldiers lined the tarmac of Kandahar airfield on Saturday to bid farewell to a slain comrade, the 55th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Rudd's Wife To Sell Business
KEVIN Rudd's wife Therese Rein has put his political ambitions ahead of her career by agreeing to sell the Australian arm of her $175 million job placement business.
B. Actual/Notes
C. Plan
Immediate Literature Read "A Long Way Gone"
Technology Read & make notes for chap. 1 from "Macromedia Dreamweaver 8" Later Technology Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac" Learn how to attach a digital camera to my spotting scope Burn backup of images onto DVD Mathematics Read & make notes on The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman 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 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.
D. Reflection