| University of Waterloo: Canadian or American? 57 minutes ago by renimar Recently, on a board for Waterloo alumni one user expressed dismay at Waterloo becoming ‘American’ because he noticed: The occasional Americanized word usage of ‘color’, ‘honor’ and such. The occasional American dating convention of MM/DD/YY instead of DD/MM/YY or YYYY-MM-DD He concluded with such w ... renimar.com - renimar.com/blog |
| Funny Video: Who Is The Vice President Of The United States? 1 hour ago by stodda43 Pretty shocking... Wonder what you would find if you frisked the streets of Hollywood, CA? Answer: They are curious about this Joe Biden character. Haha, I love these videos because they are just absolutely shocking. It’s all always great to see that the American youth is so incredibly misinformed… ... Frisk A Liberal - friskaliberal.wordpress.com · Rank: 143,241 ·  1 reference |
| Decarbonize the Economy: Politicians Say No, Mother Nature Says Yes 1 hour ago by John P Some of the more environmentally minded Senators are beginning to shy away from doing ANYTHING to stop global warming. See this recent piece in the Politico. It turns out Americans have no face left to lose at the forthcoming international climate meeting in Copenhagen next month. Other countries mi ... Our Next Economy - ournexteconomy.com · 1 reference |
| Koreas Exchange Fire in Naval Battle (Video Report) 2 hours ago by Steven Foley From North and South Korea exchanged fire today at sea before the damaged North Korean ship retreated. Initial reports said there were no casualties. FOX News reported: The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering hea ... 73 Wire - 73wire.com · Rank: 66,752 · 4 references |
| Senator Dodd proposes paid sick leave for swine flu 2 hours ago by Steven Foley From Americans infected by the H1N1 flu virus would be guaranteed paid sick leave under emergency legislation U.S. Senator Chris Dodd plans to unveil on Tuesday in response to the swine flu pandemic.Dodd’s measure is similar to one already introduced in the House of Representatives intended to ensur ... 73 Wire - 73wire.com · Rank: 66,752 · 4 references |
| No matter what happens, the top issue is jobs 2 hours ago by Steven Foley From the But the news will always return to unemployment when other topics fade. “Any time you have unemployment this high, it is the number one story, whether it’s being written about or not,” says David Winston, a Republican pollster who for months has urged GOP officeholders to focus steadily on ... 73 Wire - 73wire.com · Rank: 66,752 · 4 references |
| History, Historical Repeats Itself 2 hours ago by Theosobes That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended – civilizations are built up – excellent institutions are devised; but each time something goes wrong. Some fatal flow always brings the selfish and cruel people to the top and it all slides back into misery and ruin. Mere Christianity C.S. Lew ... Girl Pundit - girlpundit.com · Rank: 155,587 · 2 references |
| Nations vulnerable to global warming present demands: carbon levels below ... 2 hours ago by Jeremy Hance A group of nations especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change have released a declaration calling for developed countries to keep CO2 emission below 350 parts per million (ppm) and to give 1.5 percent of their gross domestic product to aid developing nations in adapting to the myriad imp ... Mongabay.com News - news.mongabay.com · Rank: 1,618 · 1065 references |
