RE-ENACTORS FIGHT THE FIRST WORLD WAR AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. In 1755 Europe was engulfed in what many consider the real First World War, pitting Britain and France and their respective allies for world dominance extending from the Eastern European plains to the wilderness of the North American continent. New York would play a […]
Live Review – Stephen & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley w/K’naan
(Photo – Sarah Hamilton) Live Review – Stephen Marley feat. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley w/K’naan April 14, 2007 Commodore, Vancouver BC Sensitive sensei smokers took heed upon arrival, to a sold out performance from Kingston’s sons of Zion: Stephen and Damian Marley. The sickly scent of sativa barely graced the air as a diverse Vancouver […]
New pill to boost female sex drive
After an Australian company Acrux developed a special spray containing male sex hormone testosterone, scientists have again discovered a pill that could enhance females’ libido. BBC reported that hormone-releasing pill was tested to female monkeys who showed more mating behavior and ate less. “When it was given to monkeys, they displayed mating behavior such […]
Pirate or Terrorist
Are pirates terrorists. Yes and no may be a confusing answer but with some defining we may come to better understand this reasoning. The definition of terrorism has still not been universally accepted but the following will give us a better idea. Terrorism as an accepted term by the United States is […]
Another Boring Budget Cycle
Everyone likes to complain about taxes. It is one of the great underrated spectator sports. But few people do anything about taxes. Very, very few people take the time to study a budget. Budgets are dull, confusing and require a couple of hours to understand. Those who read a budget figure out pretty quickly that there is not much discretionary […]
Low Cost Technology Saves Poor
Most Zimbabweans – about 70 per cent of the population – live in rural areas and are engaged in smallholder agriculture. These smallholder farmers, particularly in the country’s low rainfall areas, are extremely food insecure and have little or no access to new technology. They suffer from low incomes and a generally low standard of living, […]