And it is Royal, no less

Most of the country is headed towards the Civic (or Bank) Holiday, a lovely long weekend introduction to August. Round these part of course we await Regatta Day - the only civic holiday is North America to be determined by committee.

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Hot dog

On the grass outside the Education Building, a family is having a little picnic. The wind is a bit strong but they are holding their own and seem to be enjoying that most American summery of foods.

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Nouvelles Peintures @ Emma Butler Gallery

Jean Claude Girardin's latest show begins this Saturday, and you can see works on line, too. (Just sit by your computer with a glass of sauvignon blanc; it will almost be like attending the opening.)

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Answer to a deep blue riddle

Were you also captivated by the story of the strange medallion 13-year-old Luke Myles found in the codfish in Fortune Bay? It appears the mystery has been solved.

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Fall issue editing stage 2

We've got, oh, 20% of our copy in, nicely ahead of our deadline. Gives us lots of time to cover pages with little squiggly marks.

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Republic hits the streets

Lines of cube trucks on the corner of Bond and Colonial, guys in reflective vests directing cars away from Gower Street, a cluster of tourists at the foot of Holloway gathered in an observant knot around lighting boxes and a boom mike - must be the hit series Republic of Doyle is in lights! camera! sound! production.

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Education en plein air

Outside the NQ office windows, we can hear the voices of seminars and classes who have moved their scolastical business outside to conduct themselves on the green lawns in the sunshine. The summer semester has only about two weeks left, it seems to pass faster than the others, barely arcing from lilacs blooming to Regatta Day.

(Image: chem.mun.ca.)