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Text message snooping wrecks relationships
A new survey suggests the majority of people who surreptitiously glance at their partner's text messages are in for a rude awakening.According to an online survey by Virgin Mobile Australia, 73 percent of text...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1725 views | 4 recommendations | 6 comments
1725 views | 4 recommendations | 6 comments
Armed police officers to be stationed at Toronto high schools
There have been 45 murders in Toronto already this year, and now armed police officers are about to be stationed at two dozen public high schools. Scary stuff..."When Toronto high school students return to class, they will be joined by Toronto police officers, CTV News has...
Vancouver Olympic clock vandalized...again
Several hoodlums have expressed their politics on the Vancouver Olympic clock--either that or they were hard pressed for a canvas. The clock was once again defaced with paint last night, this time by three... Sydney Olympics faked part of their opening ceremony too
Directors involved with the 2000 Sydney Olympics admit that part of their opening ceremony was faked. Apparently the performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was entirely prerecorded, and not even by the...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
2211 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
2211 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
Man crashes truck into Maple Ridge sushi restaurant
Two women are dead and several others injured after a bizarre incident at a sushi restaurant in Maple Ridge, B.C. A 51-year-old man reportedly crashed his truck into a strip mall restaurant on the Lougheed Highway at 203rd Street. There were 45 people in the establishment... Canada's first sex-ed grad school opens at U of T
The University of Toronto will offer Canada's first grad program in sexual diversity studies this fall. Up until now, Canadian universities have only offered undergraduate programs in the discipline, but U of T...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1618 views | 8 recommendations | 3 comments
1618 views | 8 recommendations | 3 comments
Kids learn to share by age 7-8, study finds
Parents concerned about the selfish tendencies of their young children can breathe a sigh of relief. They may not be full-blown psychopaths just yet.A new study suggests the concept of sharing is learned later...Social factors key to health, WHO says
The World Health Organization has just finished an extensive three-year study looking at the relationship between social conditions and health, concluding that "social injustice is killing people on a grand scale."Working conditions, education, housing, food, social security,... Lunar conspiracy theories debunked on Discovery Channel
Some say Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind in 1969 was an elaborate hoax. They point to details like non-parallel shadows on lunar photos (said to be impossible with a single light source), sketchy...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
2091 views | 17 recommendations | 26 comments
2091 views | 17 recommendations | 26 comments
Cows know how to point themselves north, researchers say
Scientists don't seem to know why exactly, but cows may have an internal compass similar to that of honeybees. A team of German and Czech researchers were startled to make the discovery, the first of its kind...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1587 views | 4 recommendations | 36 comments
1587 views | 4 recommendations | 36 comments
Tropical Storm Gustav gaining strength
UPDATE 5:00 EDT: Here's the latest public storm advisory:"Gustav continues moving northwestward toward Hispaniola. A hurricane warning remains in effect for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Barahona westward to the southern border of Haiti, and for the... Hippies beware: incense poses cancer risk
A new study shows that burning incense isn't a very healthy aromatherapy alternative. The smoke poses a significant cancer risk particularly in places where it's in abundant supply, like temples and homes in many...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1080 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
1080 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
Man wins hay mowing contest with scythe
I was happy when I saw this story because scythes are tragically under-appreciated mowing tools. With all the concern over global warming and fossil fuels, John Deere would be wise to look into a new scythe line for spring. They would just look cool, too. Like you could wear...British tourists love drunken debauchery
British tourists are quickly becoming known as problem travelers, according to a lengthy feature in today's New York Times. Apparently they've gained a reputation for drunken tomfoolery at major resorts around...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
3889 views | 7 recommendations | 21 comments
3889 views | 7 recommendations | 21 comments
Web audience for Olympics hits record high
Not surprisingly, the Beijing Games had the biggest online presence of any Olympics. Yahoo's Olympic site, for example, tripled its traffic compared with Turin in 2006.As this New York Times piece discusses, NBC...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
459 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
459 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
