The Space Shuttle Program will come to its official end with the landing of Atlantis on July 21. In 2010, US President Barack Obama cancelled the Constellation Program (another moon visit), so after many years and nearly $200 billion in funding, manned NASA space explorations have been halted into...
The Daredevil I’m referring to is Marvel Comics’ superhero movie staring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. In the film Affleck’s character is blinded in an accident and left with a sonar-like ability to hear his way around (and fight crime in and out of the courts). The movie was...
Should we “Keep on Dancin’ til the World Ends” as dictated to us by Britney Spears, or should we soak up some sun this May 2-4 holiday weekend and only worry about mosquitoes? A preacher from Oakland, California is predicting that millions will die with the second coming that...
Twenty-five years ago today, the worst nuclear accident in history took place – Chernobyl. A month and a half ago the second worst nuclear disaster began and still continues at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Both are the only nuclear disasters classified as level 7 events on...
Let me get right to the point. Air quality is terribly poor, many of us are out of shape, resources are strained, gas prices are scary and it seems as if humanity is completely lost its balance to say the least. If you are anything like me the onslaught...
Lately there has been a lot of news about Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Reactor, and the issues they have had with it since the tsunami washed over the city of Fukushima after the strongest earthquake since the 2004 Inidan Ocean quake. Earthquake aside, the tsunami damaged the water pumps at...
Ken Jennings won a record 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games in 2004. This is just over three months of Monday to Friday Jeopardy! dominance. His name has become synonymous with the show. And Ken has the second most winnings ever. In front of him is Brad Rutter who has over...
You may remember the name Nodar Kumaritashvili. He’s the Georgian luger that died on the opening day of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics during a training run on the sliding course. This week has brought about a news resurgence of last years Olympic accident since the CBC obtained emails that...
Early this past Monday morning a shipment of very important cargo arrived in Etobicoke marking the end of a 68 day delivery. While these giant cylinders may look like the beginnings of a missile silo, Toronto is not preparing for war, rather Molson Coors is increasing production with the...
Every now and then in life I come across stuff that really blows my mind. I mean really floors me, causes me to double take, even exclaim out loud. I’m not just talking about the busker you come across that can swallow a sword or the seemingly normal man...
