I agree with this one, the axle loading on trucks is significantly more impact to the roadway surface and sub-grade then the personal vehicle. Hopefully taxing them more would move them back onto rail and not pass the increased costs onto the consumers.

Another comment that I notice is that many people assume vehicles will continue using gas into the foreseeable future. I think that we will be using gas for a while longer, but personal vehicles will only get lighter and more efficient and eventually move onto electric/battery/solar/alternative form of energy consumption.

Rail was and is great and I would argue that roads and rail (either commercial or passenger) are both needed for an overall efficient transportation system.

I don't know why but I think I laughed for a few minutes when I read "The production has struggled recently with issues with Unions, and a fire." Is that so wrong?

I do look forward to the hobbit, one of the few books I ever read..

It's true, they even did research on things like font size and how visible you want/need them to be from certain distances. They also look at how many characters and text are too much information.

There is some fairly extensive research on signage. I am part of the small handful of others that are interested in things like this.

Money Grab. Sigh.

No, the Canadian government has been following the US policies regarding this kind of thing pretty closely. They're even trying to put forward the same kind of copyright legislation as the US has through Bill C-32, which used to be similar to a bill previously proposed as Bill C-18 which ran its course because of the proroguing of parliament last year. Bill C-32 is another attempt at the same copyright http://www.zeropaid.com/news/89303/a-detailed-look-at-bill-c-32-canadas-copyright-reform-bill-part-1/ .

In my limited understanding of legal mumble jumble I believe it says in short:

        * The express legalization of format shifting, or the copying of content from one device to another, such as a CD to a computer or an iPod.
        * The express legalization of time shifting, or recording television programs for later viewing but not for the purposes of building up a library.
        * Allowing consumers to make a back-up copy of content to protect against loss or damage.
        * A YouTube clause that allows people to mash up media under certain circumstances, as long as it's not for commercial gain.
        * A "notice-and-notice" system where copyright holders will inform internet providers of possible piracy from their customers. The ISP would then be required to notify the customer that he or she was violating the law. The violator's personal information could then be released to the copyright holder with a court order.
        * ISPs and search engines would be immune from the copyright violations of their users.
        * A differentiation of commercial copyright violation versus individual violation. Individuals found violating copyright law could be liable for penalties between $100 and $5,000, which is below the current $20,000 maximum.
        * New exceptions to fair dealing that will allow copyright violations for the purposes of parody, satire and education.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/02/copyright-bill-clement-montreal.html#ixzz0yxLUq6jO

Super Mario Galaxy 2 was spectacular. I played it through with my girlfriend (who isn't the most technically savvy person in the world) and we both had a great time. I don't see how you can think people are sick of Mario. I am pretty sure that if it weren't for the continued making of Mario games I would not have bought a Wii. Also, there are many organizations who raise money for charity by playing Mario Marathons, here is one for example http://www.mariomarathon.com/ raised over $82,000 last year for Child's play.

In summary, Mario kicks ass and is a timeless hero.