76% and an average error of 61 miles.
That's how this Canadian did in putting U.S. states on a blank map. It wasn't too shabby a showing, considering the only states I've seen are the ones on the west coast (Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada). My biggest error was Kansas, which I thought was much further west than it is. The tiny New England states are also very hard for me to keep straight.
Give it a go, it's fun.
I'd love to see Americans do this with Canadian Provinces and Territories.
(Tip: Tiger in Winter).
Makes room for CanWest to join the majors
Kudos to CanWest for calling a terrorist a terrorist . Many, including The Last Amazon , will be happy to hear it. Reuters is among the worst of the major western news services, where I would also place the BBC and the CBC.
Unsurprisingly, Reuters is not happy about the changes CanWest made to Reuters wire stories:
Our editorial policy is that we don't use emotive words when labeling someone," said David A. Schlesinger, Reuters' global managing editor. "Any paper can change copy and do whatever they want. But if a paper wants to change our copy that way, we would be more comfortable if they remove the byline." Mr. Schlesinger said he was concerned that changes like those made at CanWest could lead to "confusion" about what Reuters is reporting and possibly endanger its reporters in volatile areas or situations. "My goal is to protect
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