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I think this is kind of neat! Below is a link to one of the best pieces of sound engineering work I think I have seen. It is a composite audio/video of song whereby additional tracks were laid in by different singers and musicians from different places around the world. The finished product is...

I watched the last rock thrown today in the last game played between Canada and Scotland. I'm sure you all know that Scotland won. Canada, I am proud to say, came "home" with the Silver Medal! I was proud and happy of the fact that they are second in the world. What saddened me though and kind...

It's amazing! A week ago we had some snow flurries. Today - well - I had the door open for awhile to let the fresh air in it's so nice out there. People are raking and planting and digging. Just a moment ago, much to my surprize, I heard someone start up a lawn mower. It is still running so they...

SURREY, B.C. - Police laid more charges Saturday in the execution of six men in an apartment in 2007, a horrific crime that awoke residents in the Vancouver area to the ugly reality of the brutal gang war that continues to be waged on their streets. Two men - Cody Ray Haevischer and Matthew...

Both on the computer news and on Television, they are reporting that a new worm is to activate itself for April 1st. They admit it could be an April Fool's joke but they are not expecting that it is a joke. It is called the CONFICKER WORM. Apparently we could already have it on our computers...

So finally, one thing very Canadian will be manufactured in our home country. Our own flags were being made in China. How sad is that? We have ferries in BC that were built in Germany! How sad is that? Flags bought on behalf of Ontario politicians to be made here, not in China at 22:46 on...

Since this goes before the courts again in a few days perhaps it would be a plan to consider what the RCMP Commissioner has to say. This became a rather volatile topic last time and since it will be in the news again in a few days, I am adding this article, in the hope that it can be discussed...

First public hearing on pension reform opens to contrasting views at 12:19 on March 13, 2009, EDT. THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to make immediate and dramatic reforms to pension plan rules in Canada, but there's little consensus on what those changes should...

Daylight Saving Time starts March 8, 2009. Do you love it or do you hate it or do you just plain not care? I love daylight saving time. I truly wish though that we could just "spring forward" and stay there as far as the time goes. I would rather not be into the back and forth aspect of the...

I'm sure many of you have noticed Spade often signs "cousin Spade". Spade goes by the premise that all of us on earth are related to each other. Therefore, we are all cousins. I thought some of you may have some thoughts of your own regarding our relationship to each other. I'm assuming that...

People work all winter to avoid catching a cold or flu from those around them, but a new study reveals that something much sunnier spreads through daily contact: Happiness. Friends, spouses, siblings and neighbours influence each other's happiness when they become happy themselves, researchers...

After Obama visit, PM and Minister Cannon head to U.S. to talk Afghanistan OTTAWA - In the wake of Barack Obama's trip to Canada, … at 0:13 on February 21, 2009, EDT.Quick read >

Do you like and/or use the self serve check outs available to you in places like Home Depot, Canadian Tire and for those who live in BC - The Overwaitea Food Group. If you do - you are taking away someone's job. These check-outs have been installed in the store I am employed at. I was there...

This should be good news for everyone in every province. (I hope) OTTAWA - Provincial premiers are hailing a new labour-mobility deal as a historic step that will grease the wheels of the Canadian economy amid the downturn. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the premiers signed an internal-trade...

Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 QUEBEC - Jean Pelletier, the former chief of staff and close friend of Jean Chretien, said in his last interview before his death that the former Liberal prime minister's archrival - Paul Martin - is a "bastard" and a "despicable" man. "I have nothing but...

I heard on yesterday's news that gas prices were on the rise. Good news to some people and a horror story to most. Our went up 18 cents a litre today! Quite the jump :angry3:

In December the FDA approved the use of Stevia, a naturally derived, zero-calorie alternative to artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose, providing a new option for people who are concerned about both calories and side effects from the non-sugar sweeteners on the market. Pepsi and...

Are you being careful with watching the balance and charges on your credit cards? For some reason, every Christmas, Master Card seems to change their due date. I have the same due date every month all year long but it changes to an earlier date at Christmas. I always pay the full amount. I knew...