Friday, November 13, 2009

Romanized Mandarin Tones in Unicode



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00E1áă0103
00E8èē0113
00E9éĕ0115
00ECìī012B
00EDíĭ012D
00F2òō014D
00F3óŏ014F
00F9ùū016B
00FAúŭ016D

Use the codes with in html like this: ú displays ú

Use the codes with in javascript like this: alert('\u00FA'); displays alert('ú');

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Book of Mormon Characters


phrases with mark in it

question mark
exclamation mark
punctiation mark
failing mark
remark
quotation mark
trademark
book mark
lexmark
benchmark
accent mark
check mark
postmark
make your mark
halfway mark
mark my words
indelible mark
Deutschmark
target mark
marker
marquis
cinemark
market
markdown
dittomark
markup
highwater mark
watermark
on your marks
miss the mark
earmark
hallmark
hoofmark
denmark
landmark

Monday, December 22, 2008

Canadian Universities Eligible for US 529 ESP Plan Distributions

The following canadian universities and colleges are eligible for US 529 ESP (education savings plan) College Savings plan distributions.

They also constitute the list of canadian institutions which may be eligible for US Federal aid for US citizens.

By Province
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[British Columbia]

EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DE
1399 JOHNSTON STREET
VANCOUVER, BC
Federal School Code: G23388

KWANTLEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
12666 72ND AVENUE
SURREY, BC
Federal School Code: G33325

MONASH UNIVERSITY
WELLINGTON ROAD CLAYTON
VICTORIA, BC
Federal School Code: G10914

SAFA, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
3800 FINNERTY ROAD
VICTORIA, BC
Federal School Code: G08370

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
8888 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
BURNABY, BC
Federal School Code: G08444

TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY
7600 GLOVER ROAD
LANGLEY, BC
Federal School Code: G09486

UNIV OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
3333 UNIVERSITY WAY
PRINCE GEORGE, BC
Federal School Code: G36133

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
2075 WESBROOK MALL
VANCOUVER, BC
Federal School Code: G08369

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[Alberta]

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
9125 50 STREET
EDMONTON, AB
Federal School Code: G26119

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
7128 ADA BOULEVARD NW
EDMONTON, AB
Federal School Code: G25938

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND SEMIN
11525-23 AVENUE
EDMONTON, AB
Federal School Code: G21957

CANADIAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
5415 COLLEGE AVENUE
LACOMBE, AB
Federal School Code: G33354

CANDIAN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
610 833-4TH AVENUE SW
CALGARY, AB
Federal School Code: G34083

UNIVERSITY AT CALGARY (THE)
2500 UNIVERSITY DRIVE NW
CALGARY, AB
Federal School Code: G07874

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA (THE)
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ADMINISTRATI
EDMONTON, AB
Federal School Code: G08362

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
4401 UNIVERSITY DRIVE
LETHBRIDGE, AB
Federal School Code: G10703

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[Saskatchewan]

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
3737 WASCANA PARKWAY
REGINA, SA
Federal School Code: G08448

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE & AWARDS
SASKATOON, SA
Federal School Code: G22192

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[Manitoba]

BRANDON UNIVERSITY
270-18TH STREET
BRANDON, MB
Federal School Code: G09421

CANADIAN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY
500 SHAFTESBURY BOULEVARD
WINNIPEG, MB
Federal School Code: G36444

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
ROOM 201 ADMINISTRATION BUILD
WINNIPEG, MB
Federal School Code: G06684

UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG
515 PORTAGE AVENUE
WINNIPEG, MB
Federal School Code: G08148

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[Ontario]

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
550 CUMBERLAND
OTTAWA, ON
Federal School Code: G06686

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
27 KING'S COLLEGE CIRCLE
TORONTO, ON
Federal School Code: G06688

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST
WATERLOO, ON
Federal School Code: G08526

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
75 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST
WATERLOO, ON
Federal School Code: G08582

CARLETON UNIVERSITY
1125 COLONEL BY DRIVE
OTTAWA, ON
Federal School Code: G08368

SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY
223 MAIN STREET
OTTAWA, ON
Federal School Code: G10221

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY
955 OLIVER ROAD
THUNDER BAY, ON
Federal School Code: G08913

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON
99 UNIVERSITY AVE
KINGSTON, ON
Federal School Code: G06679

RYERSON UNIVERSITY
350 VICTORIA STREET
TORONTO, ON
Federal School Code: G10720

TRENT UNIVERSITY
1600 WESTBANK
PETERBOROUGH, ON
Federal School Code: G09505

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[Nova Scotia]

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
6299 SOUTH STREET RM 133
HALIFAX, NS
Federal School Code: G06838

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
1280 MAIN STREET WEST
HAMILTON, NS
Federal School Code: G06853

MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY
166 BEDFORD HIGHWAY
HALIFAX, NS
Federal School Code: G08363

SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
923 ROBIE STREET
HALIFAX, NS
Federal School Code: G08364

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF CAPE BRETON
POB 5300 - SYDNEY
SYDNEY, NS
Federal School Code: G30338

UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE
6350 COBURG ROAD
HALIFAX, NS
Federal School Code: G09501

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[New Brunswick]

ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY
POB 4569
FREDERICTON, NB
Federal School Code: G06682

ST. STEPHENS UNIVERSITY
8 MAIN STREET
ST. STEPHEN, NB
Federal School Code: G33393

UNIVERSITE DE MONCTON
UNIVERSITE' DE MONCTON CAMPUS
MONCTON, NB
Federal School Code: G09119

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK (THE)
13 BAILEY DRIVE
FREDERICTION, NB
Federal School Code: G06685

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[Quebec]

BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY SHERBROOKE
2600 COLLEGE STREET
SHERBROOKE, QC
Federal School Code: G06852

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - SIR GEORGE W
1455 DE MAISONNEUVE WEST
MONTREAL, QC
Federal School Code: G08365

MCGILL UNIVERSITY
845 SHERBROOKE STREET WEST
MONTREAL, QC
Federal School Code: G06677

UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
2900 EDOURD-MONTPETIT BOULVARD
MONTREAL, QC
Federal School Code: G08366

UNIVERSITE LAVAL
CITE UNIVERSITAIRE
QUEBEC, QC
Federal School Code: G06837

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* The list was obtained from (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov) on Dec 22, 2008.
* Federal School Codes are the code in the USA federal aid program.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Common Cold

Why are common colds more common in the winter time?

"Again, it is not the temperature that is the culprit. Air conditioners can remove moisture from the air which, in turn, can dry the mucous on the nasal membrane. Without a sufficient mucous layer covering these membranes, the nose becomes more susceptible to viruses that cause the common cold." - http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/diseases/common_cold.html

For water to exist as liquid it must be between 0 Celsius and 100 Celsius. For it to exist as water vapor, it must be over 100 Celsius. Humidity = water vapor = particles of water over 100 Celsius. So, when it gets cold, and especially in dry climates it gets drier because there exists less water over 100 Celsius, so there is less water vapor, which means we are more susceptible to the common cold.

So cold air tends to be drier air, then by the same logic as the air conditioner, when it gets colder and it gets drier people can catch the common cold more because of a decrease in mucous layer covering their nasal membrane.