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Social Media and the Tentacles of Terror

Social Media and the Tentacles of Terror

In my childhood, it was always a delight to hear stories from Indian mythology. Usually it was my mother, or an aunt, or grandmother, or some elder person in our midst who told the stories.
Weigh-in Wednesday #25

Weigh-in Wednesday #25

Wednesdays are fast becoming my favourite day of the week, I enjoy everything about them except for the insomnia that takes over in the wee hours of the morning because 10,000 butterflies stir in my stomach before I do. Seriously, wide awake at 5AM.
Comment: Money laundering has no easy solution

Comment: Money laundering has no easy solution

Money laundering is an enormous burden to countries around the world. It jeopardizes poverty alleviation and political stability.
Harry Sterling: Careful, Uncle Sam might be listening to us

Harry Sterling: Careful, Uncle Sam might be listening to us

The American diplomat did not want to meet in his embassy, then located directly across the street from Canada’s Parliament.
Shannon Corregan: Sidney Spit helps you set your priorities

Shannon Corregan: Sidney Spit helps you set your priorities

The sense of relaxation hits you before you step onto the pier — you feel it coming as the boat closes in on the long, bleached-white strip of sand that gives the park its name.
Les Leyne: A rare easy victory for Christy Clark

Les Leyne: A rare easy victory for Christy Clark

Premier Christy Clark dodged more than one awkward moment Wednesday night with her runaway romp in Westside-Kelowna. A defeat in the byelection would obviously have been a major humiliation.
Geoff Johnson: ‘Giftedness’ not limited to academic potential

Geoff Johnson: ‘Giftedness’ not limited to academic potential

Two challenging years teaching high-achieving kids in a “selective” secondary school in New South Wales back in the late ’60s was enough to kindle a lifelong interest in kids who, for whatever reason, have discovered that being good at something is t
Comment: Let’s see you walk a mile in their shoes

Comment: Let’s see you walk a mile in their shoes

When I was a little girl, my mother would plead with me to eat my liver and bacon with the predicable words: “Think of the starving children in India.” I was unmoved by her entreaties.
Antagonising my Croatian Conscience...and possibly embarrassing myself in the process.

Antagonising my Croatian Conscience...and possibly embarrassing myself in the process.

Daniel-san, my Croatian conscience, still teases me about my weight...even though I'm now catching up to him. So, I thought I'd add some fuel to the fire and send him a scantily clad picture of myself. Now, the thing is, when you've been 292 pounds..
Registering before commenting is not a plot to suppress free speech

Registering before commenting is not a plot to suppress free speech

Q: "Why, as a subscriber wishing to comment via mobile, am I FORCED to register with Disqus or whatever it's called? Is not that suppression of speech? This is a blatant wrong. Fix this.