What a Canadian STOC Deadline Looks Like

Here is a picture I call "STOC 2008 deadline":
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STOC 2008 will be in Victoria, British Columbia. I was just across the border in Surey, BC, and shot this picture which I call "Crazy Canadian Fireplace Channel":
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