Well once again I spluttered in my early morning coffee, Obama in a redguard uniform and Obama in flames, lol You just got to read this story especial about the artist that wants to give the US president a warm...
Mohammed has become the most popular name for baby boys in London, England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It includes all the various spellings of the name, such as Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed. The Islamic name is now...
As environmental advocates, we encourage people to get to know Lake Ontario. But some parts of the lake are so polluted that touching the water or eating the fish that lived there can be a health risk. We do not...
Language is never static, and English has proven to be one of the most flexible. While France’s linguistic elite, l`Academie francaise, regularly cleanses the language of obnoxious foreign words which have gained popularity, English readily, even greedily, adopts words...
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"The authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai are starting a campaign to try to spot and correct badly phrased English on signs in public places.Chinglish, as the inaccurate use of the language is known, has...
Russian navy has found the cargo ship Arctic Sea that went missing on July 30th. The crew is alive and unharmed, and have boarded a Russian anti-submarine ship, according to Russia's defence minister Anatoly...
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English Premier League : Chelsea 2-1 Hull"In the English Premier league, Chelsea won 2-1 at Stramford Bridges against Hull. Hull took the lead with a 27th min goal from Stephen Hunt.At the 38th mins, Didier Drogba grabed a goal direct from the free kick from outside...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, spends £406,000 ($607,000) of taxpayers' money on water every year, according to the british newspaper the Guardian. BBC released the information as a response to a freedom of information request. The money is used to buy large...
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Dump Site 41, a proposed dump on the pristine Alliston Aquifer, has become one of the most contentious environmental issues in Ontario today. This week, Living at the Barricades speaks with Mark Calzavara of The...
What's the fallout from the decision to shelve plans for a new nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Ontario? We'll speak with Greenpeace Canada energy expert Shawn Patrick Stensil about a future without nuclear...
In June, Waterkeeper Alliance celebrated its 10th Anniversary at SUNY Maritime College in New York City. The conference drew together Waterkeepers from nineteen countries to discuss grassroots water protection. The...
This week we take the show on the road to Ottawa (again!). We’ll hear about Krystyn’s presentation to the Canadian River Heritage Conference on the Navigable Waters Protection Act, and party with...
From Artpark with the Tragically Hip, to Moosenee, Ontario, to New York City with the Waterkeeper Alliance. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper staff hit the road this week in the fight for swimmable, fishable, drinkable...
In early June, the Waterkeeper Alliance Board of Directors approved the formation Canada’s newest Riverkeeper. William Tozer becomes the Moose Riverkeeper, responsible for the 547-kilometer waterway...
English Premier League Fixtures for 2009/2010 Season"Manchester United will kick off at home to newly promoted Birmingham, Chelsea will be against Hull City, Liverpool are at Tottenham, Burnley will meet Stoke and Wolves will host West Ham in the start of the English Premier...