If you want to use Highway One to get to Surrey, you now have to pay to cross the Port Mann Bridge. The Province gave drivers a week to experience the new eight-lane, 3.3 billion dollar bridge for free. But as of midnight Saturday, a $ 1.50 toll went into effect. That introductory rate will double in March for anyone who hasn't registered by the … [Read more...]
The Mathematics of Cause and Effect: Turing Award Winner Judea Pearl
November 5, 2012 by
Turing Award winner Judea Pearl (UCLA) looks at how math can demystify data-intensive research in the social sciences, economics, medicine, population health, and beyond. Pearl, widely credited with creating the computational foundation for processing information under uncertainty, will discuss sample-selection bias, external validity, generalizing … [Read more...]
“Mass Effect” Film Scores New Scribes
October 28, 2012 by
Morgan Davis Foehl has come onboard to work on the script for the film adaptation of Electronic Arts and BioWare's "Mass Effect" video game series at Legendary Entertainment says Variety. Mark Protosevich ("Thor," "I Am Legend") penned the first version of the script back when Legendary scored the rights a few years ago. This news confirms the … [Read more...]
Earthquake hits, tsunami warning in effect for parts of BC
October 27, 2012 by
A major earthquake -- and now a significant aftershock have hit the BC coast. At 8:04 tonight -- a magnitude 7.1 quake struck the Queen Charlottes -- about 40 kilometres south of Sandspit -- with a depth of about 19 kilometres. That has now been followed by an aftershock -- magnitude 5.8 -- also in the Haida Gwaii region. Officials have now … [Read more...]
Higher Vancouver park fees go into effect
September 1, 2012 by
Starting today, it'll cost more to use facilities at Vancouver’s parks Park Board commissioner Aaron Jasper says it's tied to the cost of inflation. "Across all of our recreational programming, most users will see a two percent increase. There have been some minor adjustments across the system, but those who are coming to use any of our … [Read more...]
Changes to Grant’s Law take effect Sunday
April 14, 2012 by
New changes to Worksafe BC regulations that protect late-night staff come into effect Sunday. But not everyone is welcoming the change. Doug DePatie's son, Grant, was killed in a gas-and-dash back in 2005, while he was working as an attendant at the pump in Maple Ridge. Ever since, Doug has fought to better protect late-night workers. He says the … [Read more...]
New taser rules go into effect
January 30, 2012 by
A police psychologist says the new standards for police taser use still don't go far enough.Those new rules come into effect Monday, and are based on the recommendations of Commissioner Thomas Braidwood's 2009 inquiry into the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski.Dr. Mike Webster says guidelines are one thing, but what's needed, is a further … [Read more...]
Some New “Mass Effect” Movie Details
September 22, 2011 by
Back in July Legendary Pictures held their first San Diego Comic Con panel with one of the big projects discussed being a film adaptation of the hit video game series "Mass Effect". Legendary asked fans to tweet questions to the panelists but with time constraints, many questions went unanswered. Now, Gamefront has discovered an article … [Read more...]
