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21st century toys
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Although the number 2011 lacks the aesthetic polish of a nice round zero at the end of it, this year, and not last, marks the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century....
Give it a shot
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Feb. 14 marks the beginning of Fair Trade Manitoba’s One-Month Challenge. Manitobans are challenged to buy only fair trade certified coffee, tea and chocolate — three products that are consumed in high quantity in...
Retail worker blues
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I don’t get mad very often. Sure I get frustrated, discouraged and annoyed . . . but mad is one of those special emotions that I reserve for a very select group of people....
Power to the people
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After the departure of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, the hunger for revolution swept east along the Mediterranean coast of North Africa to settle in Egypt, where the call for an end...
The Middle Eastern “domino effect”
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In the past few weeks, the world has been carefully following of the revolutionary wave that has been sweeping across the Middle East. From the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia to the Egyptian protests, unrest...
Two sides to one story
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What was once a peaceful and historic country increasingly fell into chaotic protests that were hopefully leading towards the resignation of Egypt’s current president Hosni Mubarak. The streets of Tahrir Square — translated as...
The people say their final word
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The power of the Tunisian people to force Zine El Abidine Ben Ali out of the country more than two weeks ago inspired the Egyptians to start their own revolution on Jan. 25. These...
