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An astronomical event: the Geminid showers of December
For the last 150 year on a cold day in mid December, stargazers warm themselves with thoughts of excitement over the arrival of an amazing "annual cosmic" event. "Late tonight is the peak of the year's most... 2010 Olympic security, bomb-sniffing dogs on transit worry Muslim
The world of terrorism in this last decade has hit home for many in Canada, this is the world and society we are forced to live in, caused by those who relish the fact we live in terror. Security is at an... 157 views | 54 recommendations | 15 comments
Uzume Taiko concert Dec. 11 & 12 at 8 pm at the Roundhouse
Following their recent tours to Germany and Atlantic Canada, Vancouver's own Uzume Taiko will play Vancouver for two nights only – December 11 & 12, 2009 at the Roundhouse in Yaletown! Uzume Taiko has earned... Patrick Condon, UBC Prof Blocks Freeway Construction
Gateway Work Shut Down for Four Hours "On Monday December 7th UBC Professor Patrick Condon joined a group of climate activists who occupied a freeway construction site in Vancouver. Work was stopped at the...
created by WestCoast TreeHugger | 6 days ago | updated 6 days ago
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119 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
Vancouver 2010 Medal Ceremony Concert List
The Vancouver Olympic Organizing committee (VANOC) released today that there will be a series of concerts that will accompany the medal ceremonies. The Concerts are tributes to the medal-winning Olympians... Vancouver 2010 Olympic greed: The Gold medal goes to
By Barry O'Regan Greed, as ancient as the Olympics itself is showing promise in Vancouver as the first gold event . Activists and the public accuse some lower mainland landlords of profiting on the 2010 Olympics... story of my pen
Many a pen has been picked up by people to relieve the drudgery of a nine-to-five job and/or to give vent to their pent up emotions/feelings. Some would in the process go on to make history. I, for one, picked up my pen, by writing letters to the editor, in the late 1980s... British Columbia voters and political parties six degrees of sepa
There are two sayings, “You get what you pay for” and “Pay me now or pay me later” both should apply when the voter hits the polls. British Columbia, with a population 4.4 million, again it seems is... World Cup 2010 schedule
FIBA has released the much anticipated World Cup 2010 schedule. Only the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout phase of the 2010 World Cup, while the rest will have ended their chance at winning the £18.6m ($31m) prize money. "The World Cup schedule... Liberal shame and the Arctic Gulag
Barry O'Regan This story reminds me of an old 1970s episode on WKRP Cincinati TV show where a thanksgiving promotional gig of tossing live turkeys out of the traffic helicopter, resulted in the deadly carnage... Canada’s Generation Free, a generation of ID and self entitlement
By Barry O'Regan Opinion Many Sociologists define human generation spanning between twenty and twenty five years, naming each successive generation to suit the present society. There is an offshoot spawn of Generation Y and Z, what I like to call Generation Free, a... U.S. President Barack Obama could visit Vancouver Olympics
By Barry O'Regan The coy words of US ambassador David Jacobson "bringing 'a friend' to games" sent the Vancouver Board of Trade into a tizzy in what can only mean President Obama may make an appearance at one of... Vancouver's Annual Rogers Santa Claus Parade: Start Time, Route
Sunday December 6th was Vancouver's sixth annual Rogers Santa Claus Parade and as it is always a popular and festive event, organizers were expecting huge crowds of people to line the streets. The parade route is... Georgians encounter Extraterrestrials in State Park camping trip
The following alien encounter was reported to have occurred on 20 August 2009 at Unicoi State Park, Georgia in the United States. A husband and wife had gone camping on Saturday and on Sunday 4: 00 am in the morning when the wife woke up to go to the restroom. (There was a... Women Ski Jumpers to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada
Women ski jumpers are taking their appeal to the supreme court of Canada regarding their exclusion from the 2010 Olympics. They are hoping that the Supreme Court of Canada will hear their appeal in time for...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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