MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol’ Johnny Baird eyeballin’ Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin’ out fer a caption contest. It ain’t…
MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol' Johnny Baird eyeballin' Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin' out fer a caption contest. It ain't…
Harper Government fights to give cancer to the rest of the world with asbestos ‘bombshell’
Canada drops asbestos 'bombshell'This is disgusting and shows the moral core of Conservatives (and some Liberals) quite clearly: we're not even willing to warn the people how to handle the…
MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol’ Johnny Baird eyeballin’ Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin’ out fer a caption contest. It ain’t…
Geert Wilders acquitted. This is not a ‘blow for freedom’.
Charges against Geert Wilders for defamation have been dismissed. The Dutch court has found no reason to convict the hate speech warrior. Wilders has been vetted by courts and found…
Will California Break the Fracking Veil of Secrecy?
With a little luck the world may soon discover just what natural gas frackers have actually been pumping underground, secrets they have fiercely guarded from public scrutiny.California's Environmental Quality Committee…
Experts warn of external threats to recovery
Along with population statistics, here’s another one you can bet the current provincial Conservative crowd won’t be holding out quite as enthusiastically as the fabricated version of Bank of Canada'…
Brands that will disappear…
… some of them are rather surprising. Check it out… A&W is particular holds a lot of memories for me. I remember rolling up to the drive in with my…
On Climate Change, Obama No Better Than Bush
To Al Gore, Barack Obama isn't up to the job of tackling climate change. In fact, Gore thinks Obama is no better than Big Oil's favourite pres, George w. Bush.Mr…
Chavez’s Right Turn: State Realism versus International Solidarity
Introduction The radical “Bolivarian Socialist” government of Hugo Chavez has arrested a number of Colombian guerrilla leaders and a radical journalist with Swedish citizenship and handed them over to the…
New Contract Beats Up on Ontario Nurses
On 3 June 2011, an arbitration panel handed down the new contract for the majority of Ontario hospital nurses. The panel was set up when negotiations between the Ontario Hospital…
"On the Road" app – I may want to get an iPad just for this
I have an iPhone 4 and am always trying apps but find most of them a disappointment. I would never think of attempting to use the phone to read a…
If Only They Had Told Us the Truth
Hmm. What if they had said this to us back in 2001, after 9/11?Okay folks, here's the deal. Al Qaeda just crashed jetliners into two office towers and the Pentagon.…
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Years ago today Lorenna Bobbit made a statement.WFDS
Sent This Morning
To the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:I am writing to you as a last resort. I realize this is a very long shot, but I have…
Exactly What ‘Boom’ Are You Talking About Premier Wall?
Part of Saskatchewan Party mythology is the statement that 'as soon as Premier Wall became Premier, the population of the province began to increase'. What they don't tell you are…
Spammers Have No Friends
A pretty picture that computer scientists are using to identify spammers. Each dot is a purported IP address that has sent/recieved hotmail messages. Normal folk are likely to be "enmeshed"…
Greece at a Crossroads
Now that the Greek government has survived a confidence vote in Parliament, the stage is set in Greece for further confrontations ahead of next week’s decision on the new “austerity”…
Keith Olbermann: Special comment on Afghanistan
Why US must leave Afghanistan now. It is a very good commentary. Click here to watch the video.
Solar-Powered Wineries
Wine is good for you and can improve many aspects of your health. The wine-making process can be very intense on local ecologies due to the farming methods and shipping…