News of the day
Another from the OH NO HE DIDN'T file: Canadian PM claims that Canada has no history of "colonialism". What makes me even sadder is that I can't find any mention of this in the Globe & Mail. I heard about it from desiringsubject. It also reminds me of the CBC interview I saw years ago with one of the architects of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation committees. He said that a lot of countries, including Canada, could benefit from such a process. The clueless interviewer was all, "What? Canada? Huh?". To which the interviewee responded, "Well, yes, your history with the aboriginal peoples -- the broken treaties, the residential schools, and so on...".
Paraplegic athlete Chris Waddell has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
A Malawian teenager who brought electricity to his village by building windmills from scrap is the subject of a new book.
"Teenage single mothers will be sent to live in supervised homes rather than given council houses, says Gordon Brown.". (Council houses = subsidized/free housing.)
An autopsy on a girl who died shortly after receiving the HPV vaccine has shown that her death was caused by a tumour in her chest.
Cute of the day: Polar bear cub gets a piggy-back ride from mom.
UK court serves injunction via Twitter.
A charming profile of the Golden Days of Burlesque Historical Society, "a nonprofit group dedicated to reuniting those who worked the circuit in the years before 1965: the strippers and dancers, the comics and straight men - the feather boa crowd".
The Senate Finance Committee has voted down an amendment that would have virtually banned private insurance coverage for abortions. And, at 2:15 am this morning, they finished voting on all the amendments.
A look at how the Swiss health care system -- which doesn't have a "public option" -- provides hassle-free care for everyone.
Paraplegic athlete Chris Waddell has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
A Malawian teenager who brought electricity to his village by building windmills from scrap is the subject of a new book.
"Teenage single mothers will be sent to live in supervised homes rather than given council houses, says Gordon Brown.". (Council houses = subsidized/free housing.)
An autopsy on a girl who died shortly after receiving the HPV vaccine has shown that her death was caused by a tumour in her chest.
Cute of the day: Polar bear cub gets a piggy-back ride from mom.
UK court serves injunction via Twitter.
A charming profile of the Golden Days of Burlesque Historical Society, "a nonprofit group dedicated to reuniting those who worked the circuit in the years before 1965: the strippers and dancers, the comics and straight men - the feather boa crowd".
The Senate Finance Committee has voted down an amendment that would have virtually banned private insurance coverage for abortions. And, at 2:15 am this morning, they finished voting on all the amendments.
A look at how the Swiss health care system -- which doesn't have a "public option" -- provides hassle-free care for everyone.