Freestyle spending
According to The Vancouver Poverty Olympics, a group of citizens who oppose the 2010 winter games, Vancouver’s lavish spending in order to host the Olympic…
social issues
American intervention in Yemen
Following the failed terrorist bombing onboard a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day, the United States has seized the opportunity to further…
Liberals want abortion and contraceptives included in G8 health initiative
The federal Liberals are urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to include access to contraceptives and safe abortions as part of the conservatives’ maternal health initiative,…
Memory improves if you take a rest
Memory (among other things) is impaired when you are sleep-deprived, and having a full night of sleep (around eight hours, depending on the person) maximizes…
Bigots, bigots everywhere and not a gag in sight!
I was sitting with a friend the other day watching the news on TV. There was a story about a concert by First Nations performers…
Identifying the infidel
The Islamic faith uses the term “infidel.” Who was the Prophet referring to? His original writings were to be applied by the individual to themselves,…
So much, so fast, so good
If you are someone who wants their theatre experience to be a self-contained couple of hours — to be impacted during the performance but still…
Privacy vs safety
Exhibitionists might just decide to fly more often, following an announcement by the federal government on Jan. 5, 2010, that, in order to increase security…
Facebook changes privacy settings . . .
Last month Facebook.com prompted its 350 million users to update their privacy settings. Given the option to keep their old privacy settings or allow everyone…
This ain’t your grandma’s record player
As a child who grew up in the 1980s I saw a lot of technologies come and go. I watched the video cassette mature only…