160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

Op/Ed: British Columbia Parents to press to expand Mandarin-based classes

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Like I had previously mentioned in my last column on this issue in what I feel is a "Let's Drive French out of our Canadian Lexicon". I have no problem with kids learning the Mandarin language, but the kids better have a good understanding and fluency of...

American Express Card Holder ? We need your vote for a charity Project

" Are you an American Express Card Holder ?All we need is a vote from you for this very important project, that will build 100 pediatric eye centers in India. We need 5000 votes by Monday night (Sept 29th, 2008).To vote please click on...

FDIC - Federal bank insurance fund short on cash

"WASHINGTON - Banks are not the only ones struggling in the growing financial crisis. The fund established to insure their deposits is also feeling the pinch, and the taxpayer may be the lender of last resort.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., whose insurance fund has...

Old drugs get a new lease of life

"The list of unwanted side effects of any given drug seems endless and repetitive but a German led team has mined this information to work out possible new uses of drugs that have already been tested for other uses. Although further research will be necessary to back the...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...