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Most of the noise a gunshot makes is expanding gases, and there's the tiny sonic boom a bullet makes because it travels so fast. To make a silencer, you just drill holes in the barrel of the gun, a lot of holes. This lets the gas escape and slows the bullet to below the speed of sound.
You drill the holes wrong and the gun will blow off your hand.

In order to achieve savings, the government will immediately de-list physiotherapy except for seniors in home care or long-term facilities, and the cost of eye exams.

Mr. Sorbara denied that this was a move toward privatization.

The government was able to project the $2.2-billion deficit using a one-time $3.9-billion revenue gain “related to the projected elimination of the liability for non-utility generator power purchase agreements”—thus based on the government's proposed reform of the electricity sector and offloading the cost of electricity onto the consumer.

So they were able to reduce the deficit to 2.2 billion, by offloading the cost of electricity to consumers thanks to the ongoing privitazation of our utilities, and by giving us a tax increase... oops sorry bad wording I meant to say "by giving us a health premium increase", there doesn't that make it sound more tolerable? A premium increase of 33% for the lowest income earners, and %17 for the highest income earners.
Isn't it funny how they would rather tax the hell out of the people with the least money, instead of recending the 35% tax break the torries gave to the highest inome earners.

"...when the Conservatives proposed the re-imposition of OHIP premiums in 2002, you said `Bad idea,'" Howard Hampton told the Legislature. "`Ontario Liberals oppose the return of OHIP premiums because they are a tax hike on working families, says leader Dalton McGuinty.'"

Nice to see someone remembered the Liberals stance on health premium *cough* taxes, when they were merely the opposition.

I'm bored of talking about this. So talk amongst yourselves.

The paparazzi capture Pat and company at a Toronto club this past Friday

Set in the town Halloween, you will take the lead of the films lead character known as Jack. Jack will battle through 25 immense levels in which you will combat many enemies and have to cross various obstacles to progress. We expect Jack to arrive at the end of October.

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.

"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is, technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help so far."

The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."

"...this is not the Liberal party of Pierre Trudeau or Lester B. Pearson."