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Watching the CBS News tonight I was struck by a glaring difference between the US and Canadian justice systems. It involves two horrific crimes. A few forum members may recall the case of Katrina Effort who murdered her newborn baby by strangling it to death. In a similar case in Centralia...

No need to worry. Nostradamus has never made a single accurate prediction. Instead what he did was write thousands of lines of confused poetry that can be interpreted in almost any manner. Whenever something important happens (the attack on the World Trade Center, the US invasion of Iraq...

It seems to me that Toyota recently had a host of problems without any help from government bailouts. As RCS points out any new technology takes awhile to prefect. Since GM pretty much scrapped its electric car program it is really starting over from scratch so far as the Volt is concerned...

After that ridiculous 4.3 million dollar photo I thought I would post links some images by a couple of extraordinary sidewalk artists. The only drawback to this art is that it can only be preserved in photographs. 24+ Incredible Sidewalk/Street Art Paintings | Tutorials Share | Photoshop...

I realize that as soon as I post this the Edmonton Oilers train will probably fall off the tracks, especially since that is exactly what it has done for the last few years. However, the unexpected 7-2-2 start the Oilers have this season seems to be a bit more than a fluke so far. First of all...

Finally. The CRTC has ordered broadcasters to lower the volume on commercials. All I can say is what took the CRTC so long to make the decision and why will it take a year to implement the ruling? Loud commercial volume: CRTC tells broadcasters to knock it off

Recently released statistics on those arrested in the recent outburst of violence, looting, and arson in London reveals that the majority of the participants had previously criminal records. In fact two-thirds of those arrested had committed a crime prior to the riots; 25% of those arrested had...

Say goodbye to America's Princess of Smarm. Leaked excerpts of the Palin biography the Rogue do not paint a pretty picture of the former Alaska governor; instead they reveal a vain attention-seeking glory hound much more concerned with her public image than with the good of her nation. Sarah...

I've been wondering about this for a few years. Why is it that the Green Bay Packers have uniforms almost identical to those of the Edmonton Eskimos? I happen to know that the Eskimos got their colours from the Universtiy of Alberta Golden Bears. Did Green Bay do the same? I do know that the...

Not sure where this goes, so I am putting it here. According to the following article parent packed school lunches reach temperatures during the day that make them unsafe to eat. The article is not very long so I am posting it in its entirety so you need not go to the link. Children's...

I had a hard time believing what I was seeing when I turned on the BBC news. Entire blocks of buildings in London were on fire and mobs were running loose in the streets. Having actually experienced the mindless violence of of the Poll Tax riots in 1990 I have some vague idea of what British...

Oh right - I had forgotten how many Americans take note of that renown authority on climate, Rex Murphy.

Actually it is the gas from the other end that is the problem so far as cows are concerned. Most methane from cows is burped.

69% of Americans you say? Looks like the spin doctors working for big oil and big coal have done their work well. But, of course we are talking about a people who hold a variety of unfounded beliefs including Elvis being alive; aliens in Roswell, and their president being a Muslim who was born...

The assessment of a treasure trove in southern India has revealed a treasure valued at up to $22 billion and perhaps more as many of the artifacts found have great historical value. Considering that this is the wealth of only a single Indian temple it is interesting to wonder what other wealth...

I'm admitting to a little weakness. I love fantasy and science fiction. For three decades following my graduation from university I confined my reading to non-fiction - mostly history, archeology, and political science. But now that I no longer have to work for a living I have reverted to my...

I found this CBC program interesting. Apparently in recent years a number of supposed Christian priests and preachers have come to the conclusion that god does not exist. However, secure in their chosen profession, they continue to preach; all the while not believing the most fundamental...

In France civil unions are now all the rage, but apparently not necessarily just between homosexual couples. It seems that most civil unions are between heterosexual couples and they form these unions not for love, but for tax advantages. To quote from the article "As with traditional...

Let's face it folks. Anyone who can accurately predict the weather even three months ahead could make a fortune. And I mean really predict. Not the sort of thing the Farmer's Almanac does, which is to take averages over several years and then take a guess based on those averages. Predicting...

Not unless it snowed in Nashville or Washington, D.C., where Mr. Gore maintains his principle residences.