Pakistan Angry as Strike by U.S. Kills 11 Soldiers

Killing of Pakistani soldiers by America led Nato forces have angered  residents of  frontier town of Pakistan bordering Afghnistan.Dead soldiers include a major were belonging to the Mohmand Rifles. The incident has infuriated the Pakistani government and they...

Amazing auto options of the past

"What were they thinking?" asks David Menzies in his column in the Times Colonist.  He takes a look at some of the unbelievable auto options offered by manufacturers in the past, options that often reflected what was going on in North American culture.  There were,...

Police Can Disable New Cars on Demand

How like you this?"General Motors plans to equip 1.7 million of its 2009 models with a system that allows OnStar operators to cut engine power in the car if the police request it. The system was demonstrated in Washington, D.C. today. GM's OnStar system already contains...

US Hires Mercenaries for African Operations

The US has a long history of outsourcing for military operations. All those "contractors" we read aobut in Iraq? Mercenaries. The issue here is of accountability. Mercenaries are not subject to the same legal scrutiny as official soldiers, though that has been meaning less...

Unmanned helicopter rescue service for Mount Everest

"Unmanned helicopter rescue service for Mount Everest February 7, 2007 One of the many problems of climbing a mountain as tall as Mount Everest, is that once you’re up there, there’s not much help available if things go wrong. Most helicopters are not designed to operate...

Mark Inglis raising money for Everest rescues

"Mark Inglis raising money for Everest rescues IMAGE: They left him dying, accusing him of being cheap and inexperienced. But David Sharp, an unguided climber, had climbed 8000ers before. On his third Everest attempt, he collapsed only one hour from camp. Close to 40 climbers...