What an awkward, bizarre topic. I beg to ask, do you actually think there will be an answer to your question?? On an urban issues/architecture/photography forum, no less? Seems like a personal problem.

Thanks. Next time I request a name change it'll be after immigration papers AND a job AND moving/signing a lease AND settling in beforehand. ;)

former CIGNA exec wendell potter interviewed by bill moyers. he says michael moore's sicko hit the nail on the head, among many other things: Watch the Youtube interview http://youtube.com/watch?v=0-M10jDkmm0 http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mv1FwOCNoZ8 the whole thing is on the PBS...

Hmm, any mods/admins lying around? ;)

Its the convention center, where the G20 summit is being held in September. http://www.pittsburghcc.com/cc/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Lawrence_Convention_Center

LOL, my thoughts? Its probably an insurance lobby group. Will have to research how the operation is funded. And after 5 seconds on google without having finished this post, here is how easy it was to debunk this 'patient group'. The website says its ran by Rick Scott...

Eh, I figure things will work when they are meant to work. This time it wasn't immigration, it was just the US based financial aid. Maybe a study permit isn't the right way, I mean its awfully expensive anyway and you have to have a serious load of cash to do it. As far as a long term goal, I...

Considering my status, I'd like to change my name to Brandon412 from now on. ~Thanks

Guys, its a bit funny to me at this point, but I won't be coming up to Toronto afterall this summer. Immigration worked, I have a study permit, but my financial aid has fallen through. I'm ineligible for any Canadian based aid, but my US aid was supposed to come through. Talk about a bizzaire...

Here are a few new panos from July 8, 09: Downtown from Mt. Troy Downtown from the North Side Downtown from the West End Overlook

There is no set time frame with the postal service in either nation, although generally speaking it takes a week to get from Toronto to Pittsburgh via standard mail, as I've been sending mail back and forth from the GTA for months now since I've had to file applications, send deposits, etc...

Here is what is actually constructed at present, so they have a way to go before its even remotely built completely out.

For reference, this is what the build-out of South Waterfront is supposed to look like:

Having lived in Portland, I think the Streetcar serves a purpose: its a free transit option to ride around the central core. Its not designed to be a 'mass rapid transit' option, its a system to get people around downtown's most urban districts easily and without a fee. Whats most important...

Doesn't surprise me, Mitch McConnell isn't the brightest Senator on Capitol Hill and his staffers feed him the same conservative misinformation any right wing think tank can cook up. All he does is regurgitate the information in his own annoying way. What Mitch doesn't seem to mention is that...

Here's another article I found: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090701/hiv_vaccine_090701/20090701?hub=Health It is kind of confusing for me as I don't have enough information, but it sounds like he's using a Korean based company to manufacture the vaccine for...

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/01/health-canadian-aids-hiv-vaccine-kang.html Canadian HIV vaccine ready for human tests Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | 8:47 AM ET An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed in Canada has passed safety tests in animals and the researchers are awaiting...

Should this thread be called the straightness of pride? ;) Glad ya had fun!

And that's just government spending, not the private insurance market that serves the majority of the population and pushes our health spending way, way up there. Crazy, isn't it? LOL

BTW, I wanted to thank you for the sentiment, however I don't necessarily want people to feel sorry for me. I still received health care. I was able to withstand the cost, although to be honest I'm just protesting and not paying it since i'm moving to Canada in a month's time anyway... The...