>>>>http://www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/090310/z031011A.html
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>>>A lot of Mexicans who have been working in the U.S. have also returned home, between the recession (I am still optimistically calling it that) and increased heat on illegal workers.
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>>I wonder if any Canadian went north?
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>If you go very far north you'll be going south again, down the other side of the world, won't you?
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>BTW, here is a heads up for the big holiday coming up on Saturday. I just read about it in the paper at lunch time. It is Pi Day, 3/14. Math geeks get together for celebrations.

As a mathematician, I have several objections to this. First, 3/14=0.2142857143..., not π. Second, m/d/y is the least logical format of dates. Third, it doesn't work for other formats of dates.