Acadian Day leads to calls for a national holiday

"Acadians are pushing to mark Aug. 15, which they celebrate as National Acadian Day, a countrywide holiday. Acadians should be able to celebrate the holiday the same way the rest of the country celebrates July 1, said Françoise Enguehard, president of the Société Nationale...

Viewzi Visual Search Engine come online

Viewzi is a new visual search engine that attempts to deliver a fun and interactive way to find online content. Recently out of beta (although the Web site still displays the beta tag), Viewzi focuses on the user experience by offering different "views" to organize the...

Cuba says US organizing demonstrations

"Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day."There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized and financed by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana,"...

Outrage mounts over the arrest of 14 students

"Outrage mounts over the arrest of 14 students"Back in March 14 University of Toronto students staged a sit-in to protest rising tuitions fees.  One month later the University of Toronto administration filed charges against the students.  They have been arrested and...

Chomsky on World Ownership

"Chomsky on World Ownership Michael Shank | January 23, 2008 Editor: John Feffer Email this page to a friend Comment on this article Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank...

Before spending money on bathrooms or kitchens

" The popular home-repair referral service, Angie’s List, says its annual poll indicates that home owners will spend an average of $11,250 on home improvement and maintenance projects in 2008, up 13 percent over the average they reported spending in 2007. On average,...