Monday, March 29, 2010

The work never ends for some (The Vancouver Sun, 27 Mar 2010, Page D14)

Admirable.

The work never ends for some
BY ELLEN VAN WAGENINGEN
The Vancouver Sun
27 Mar 2010

TECUMSEH, Ont. — Andy Noestheden retired, but he hasn’t stopped working. Instead of channelling his imagination and know-how into projects for his employer, the 63-year-old tool and die maker now works for himself. He has developed a furnace filter...read more...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Evidence of newhuman species found in Siberia (The Irish Times, 25 Mar 2010, Page 14)

Wow!

Evidence of newhuman species found in Siberia
DICK AHLSTROM
The Irish Times
25 Mar 2010

THE EARTH was a more crowded place than we realised in the days of the caveman. Scientists have discovered a new kind of early human who lived alongside Neanderthals and modern humans 40,000 years ago. Remarkably, the previously unknown “hominin” –...read more...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Economics bumps are expected to turn into steps (The Vancouver Sun, 01 Mar 2010, Page A16)



Economics bumps are expected to turn into steps

The Vancouver Sun
01 Mar 2010

Re: Olympics won’t bring lasting economic benefits, Feb. 22 If we are going to have serious debates about important matters, we have a responsibility to apply some rigour to our assessments. In response to Seth Klein’s article, we raise these...read more...
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It was a great party — but was it worth the cost? (The Vancouver Sun, 01 Mar 2010, Page B9)



It was a great party — but was it worth the cost?
HARVEY ENCHIN henchin@vancouversun.com
The Vancouver Sun
01 Mar 2010

That was some party. But now that the first phase of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games is over, with the Paralympic Games on deck, it’s time to reconsider the impact of hosting the event. It cost a lot of money, as much as $ 6 billion depending on who’s...read more...
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