South African Elephant Baby Boom

Perhaps they could put the elephants on buses to Zambia... 34,000 elephants does not sound like that many to me, considering that they're an endangered species. The first time I saw an elephant (outside of a zoo) I was overcome with awe. It looked so alien and huge and...

NY seeks ban on iPod shuffle

Using your iPod while crossing the road may soon be illegal in New York. NY State Senator Carl Kruger wants to slap a $100 (£51) fine on pedestrians using MP3 players, mobile phones or Blackberries while crossing the road. Two of his Brooklyn constituents had been killed...

Nanny City: New York May Ban iPods while Crossing Street

This proposal raises some strikingly obvious enforcement difficulties.Those difficulties aside, surely people have, at some point in New York's rich history, crossed the street whilst using personal CD players, tape players, and so forth, and yet the city has not been...

Wild Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls

The Wild Goose Winery, established by the Kruger Family, sits on 10 acres of rolling hills just South of Okanagan Falls. First planted in 1983, the Wild Goose vineyards were not used for the Krugers’ own wines until 1990. Since then, the winery has gained significant...