Doctor Agrees to Treat Dying Winnipeg Patient

Wednesday, June 18, 2008A doctor from Winnipeg's regional critical-care program has offered to treat an elderly patient on life support at Grace Hospital. The 84-year-old patient's name is Samuel Golubchuk. Three...

This Week In Craft

This week's crafty news, collected here just for you. Short and sweet this time, as I've spent much of the weekend at the studio, and am home only to eat, shower (maybe), and pet the turtles. Here we go:Crafty...

Dust Explosions and Fires Continue Nationwide

Until the Secretary of Labor enacts a comphrehensive OSHA workplace standard  where combustible dusts are present, dust explosions and fires will continue at an unbridled rate.Blast rattles furniture...

List-a-licious: The -est of 2007

"It isn't only Santa who gets listy in December. Lazy observers of culture (present company sheepishly included) also turn to the list -- a convenient way to create splashy content with minimal reportage. Here at Celebritology central, we've been accumulating an uber-list of...

Oil Say Hello to $80

"Crude oil prices vaulted to a record high $80 a barrel on Wednesday as dealers focused on tight inventories in top consumer the United States ahead of peak winter demand. A rash of fires at BP's oil fields in...

South Africa Strike Ends: Differing Accounts Emerge

The Congress for South African Trade Unions claim that 600,000 public workers took part in a nationwide strike over a pay increase, whilst government spokespeople put the number at 70,000. One thing that both sides agree on is that the situation that led to the strike remains...

Q & A- Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon … the World

"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...

Five Questions with Professional Mountain Climber Jake Norton

"Tuesday, January 23, 2007 FQ's with Professional Mountain Climber Jake Norton Welcome to another installment of Five Questions where interesting people are asked, well, FQ's. Today's guest Jake Norton is not only...

Hot New Study: Earth's Heat Can Power Our Future

"The extraordinary amount of heat seething below Earth's hard rocky crust could help supply the United States with a significant fraction of the electricity it will need in the future, probably at competitive prices and with minimal environmental impact, scientists now...

The changing face of our countryside

"NORTHAMPTONSHIRE is a rural area. It is a county of green countryside rather than sprawling cities and tower blocks. But with plans to build thousands of houses on our doorstep, is this all about to change? The plans will no doubt have an impact on the appearance of our...

Software Company Captures Mobility Decode Patent :: Symblogogy

"The United Stated Patent Office issued a patent to Scanbuy, Inc. (New York, NY) for a "System and method for decoding and analyzing barcodes using a mobile device". The method will be known commercially as...

DreamHost updates website and doubles their package plans!

"DreamHost.com has officially doubled their package plans in terms of bandwidth and web space. They now provide 2 TB of bandwidth per month as well as 200 GB of disk space for their minimal package. The great thing is the pricing is low -- just $119.00 a year. And that web...

Healthy Teen Sexuality

"Should we teach teenagers how to properly protect themselves during sexual intercourse, and provide other tools for a responsible and healthy sexual attitude? Or, should parents, teachers and religious leaders provide minimal sexual education to teens, therefore reducing the...

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