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http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=97cd20cb-96bf-443c-875f-0eaaed8e82df All the better for Canada's oilpatch Neo-dictatorships' actions rattle global investors Jacqueline Thorpe, Financial Post Published: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Thank you, Venezuela...

British May Be Among Dead In Somalia' The Telegraph (UK) ^| 1-9-2007 | Mike Pflanz British 'may be among dead in Somalia' By Mike Pflanz in Nairobi Last Updated: 5:17pm GMT 09/01/2007 British passport holders may be among the "many" people killed in two US air attacks on suspected...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070108/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_island Woo hoo the professional gambling casino crowd would love it.... World's smallest country up for sale By Paul Majendie Mon Jan 8, 1:58 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - For sale: the world's smallest country with its own flag...

http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.25407,filter.all/pub_detail.asp The Consequences of Failure in Iraq They Would Be Awful. But Failure Can Still Be Averted. By Reuel Marc GerechtPosted: Monday, January 8, 2007ARTICLESThe Weekly Standard Publication Date: January 15, 2007What would be...

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=81e549a0-1c05-4722-836a-7c236acbf06b&k=29629 Well Happy New Year Everyone!!! This is another bit of good news Canada, U.S. jobs tally shocks economists Economy: No sign of slowdown Peter Morton, Financial Post Published...

This is great news Stem Cell research has been held up because of the limits being placed on certain harvesting of stem cells. This new study gives me hope there are new methods being found which will make a difference in the lives of millions or more...

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/williams010707.htm Jay Rockefeller What Americans MUST Know About the Incoming Senate Intelligence Chairman By J.B. Williams Sunday, January 7, 2007 As Democratic Party Chairman Dean points out in his latest communiquŽ to his kool-aid addicts, "Elections...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/us/01charles.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin January 1, 2007 An Appreciation From Father to Son, Last Words to Live By By DANA CANEDY He drew pictures of himself with angel wings. He left a set of his dog tags on a nightstand in my Manhattan apartment. He...

http://www.examiner.com/a-483411~Group_Recommends_Down_Syndrome_Testing.html Group Recommends Down Syndrome Testing By LAURAN NEERGAARD, The Associated Press Dec 31, 2006 7:43 AM (1 day ago) WASHINGTON - There's a big change coming for pregnant women: Down syndrome testing no longer...

In an earlier topic I put up a silly topic Body Parts....and after that bit of fluff.... and in contrast: the realities of losing a body part or parts... Serendipity led me to watch an early morning CSPAN interview with a Walter Reed Medic and a journalist for National Geographic - Neil Shea...

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=6c128363-266e-4783-8000-03ee97bf3c33 Canadians Take more Taliban Turf Brian Hutchinson National Post Thursday, December 28, 2006 The National Post's Brian Hutchinson is travelling with Canadian troops on Operation Baaz Tsuka, a major...

I love these wonderful stories we read about this time of year....people get bitten by the "bug" of kindness http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5230886,00.html Any more stories to share???

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/timor-cave-may-reveal-how-humans-reached-australia/2006/12/21/1166290679167.html One of the mysteries of Australia's aboriginal peoples may have a solution... Timor cave may reveal how humans reached Australia Jerimalai shelter in East Timor, where Dr...

http://newsbusters.org/node/9756 I kinda like blogs - like sitting with someone over a cup of coffee and enjoying a chat instead of being lectured to by a talking carefully coiffed head or a passive newspaper which was constructed 12 hours ago. Hmmmm the author didn't mention the fact that...

OK Canadian Contenters..... what do you really want for Christmas? Have you put in a request? Are you happy with any gift? Do you like surprises? Do you not expect too much and will be happy having a happy day.... Personally, I think gifts are mainly for children but I like surprising...

Cartoon - Update of Seattle International Airport Christmas Tree Kerfuffle I can't access David Horsey's great cartoon in the PI of the new Gate Bulletin Board for passengers at Sea-Tac Airport but here is what was printed on it in testament to the foolery that went on........ Christmas...

Andem, webmeister, boss, guru, where's the brass band, the cake and parade? I just hit 3,000 and nada, nothing happened.......I guess I can't ask for my money back either ....

Japanese man in virtual 'hibernation' survives 3 weeks without food or water Hiroko TabuchiCanadian Press Wednesday, December 20, 2006 TOKYO (AP) - A man who went missing in western Japan survived in near-freezing weather without food and water for over three weeks by falling into a state...

My Father Was an Anonymous Sperm Donor By Katrina Clark Sunday, December 17, 2006; B01 I really wasn't expecting anything the day, earlier this year, when I sent an e-mail to a man whose name I had found on the Internet. I was looking for my father, and in some ways this man fit the bill...

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061217-095357-6989r Robert Mugabe - who is responsible for slaughtering thousands of White Farmers in Zimbabwe....is now inviting them back.... In reversal, Mugabe seeks white farmers HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- In an about-face...