Stay off the trails, but Stanley Park is open

Cross post from my personal blog... "It’s been a while since I’ve addressed the actual condition of Stanley Park, and a recent commenter on my last post regarding this issue has prompted me to make another report on what I’ve been seeing. Rebecca and I have made some...

Bush set to reveal Iraq strategy

US President George W Bush is preparing to unveil his long-awaited strategy for the future of US involvement in Iraq. The president is expected to bolster US forces in the country by sending more than 21,500 extra...

Desmond Tutu "ashamed" of church gay ban

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests. In the book, "Rabble-Rouser f"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of...

An American Apollo Project: Olympus

"As the sun sets on the Presidential term of George W. Bush the embattled White House begins the odious task of legacy building. Doubtless Mr Bush envisioned himself first as the President that would win the "War...

Mongolian Flying Mammal Fossil Discovery :: MAXINE

"The mammal fossil evidence discovery was made last year in Inner Mongolia (a region in north China). Farmers had found the delicate fossil, embedded in sandstone, and brought it to the attention of the Institute...

Planet Earth 'tilted'

"Planet Earth may have 'tilted' to keep its balance, say scientists  Imagine a shift in the Earth so profound that it could force our entire planet to spin on its side after a few million years, tilting it so far that Alaska would sit at the equator. Princeton scientists...

NASA Plans to Set Up Camp on the Moon

The American dream lives on: now they want to live on the moon. NASA has unveiled a bold plan to set a permanent base camp on the moon by 2024."Unveiling the agency's bold plan for a return to the moon, NASA...

Polonium-210 one of world's rarest elements

"LONDON, England (AP) -- Polonium-210 -- the radioactive substance used to poison a former Russian spy in London -- is one of the world's rarest elements, first discovered in the 19th century by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie.  It is highly lethal when ingested, and...

Which Spiritual Path do I follow?

"Kaliyuga the metal age is the darkest hour in a cosmic life cycle... the time when the society is at its lowest ebb... it is something like we are passing through a phase of time when the clock ticks 5 AM... the darkest hour of the night... In Jainism this hour is known as...

Children as young as six help Keep Wales Tidy beach cleanup

"Keep Wales Tidy and the Sandfields East & Aberavon Renewal Area held a beach cleanup last Saturday and had a great deal of help from young and old volunteers. The youngest volunteer was Joseph Piretti, aged 6, who enjoyed himself very much, regardless that the weather...

Google's Office in China

"Google's office in China doesn't look half bad. As a matter of fact, it looks pretty damn cool. I'm taking a fancy to the recreation room, candy stash, and gymnasium. Not to mention it would be great watching football on that big screen TV. Maybe this is just their way to...

The Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse

"The most common blunder people make when the topic of a computer virus arises is to refer to a worm or Trojan horse as a virus. While the words Trojan, worm and virus are often used interchangeably, they are not the same. Viruses, worms and Trojan Horses are all malicious...

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