All countries across the globe have officially adopted the metric system except the United States of America, Liberia and Burma (Myanmar).
Feet, yards, inches, miles, gallons, ounces, these may mean something to some people around the world, while others struggle with online converters or, worse, software designed to convert these values, that are not reliable most [...]
Well, better late than never! Here’s a selection of shots from our honeymoon in Newfoundland. We travelled from St. John’s to Gros Morne and back!
One of my favourite places? Elliston on the east coast of the island. It is a beautiful little community situated on the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula. Formerly known as Bird [...]
El Paso County’s legislative delegation is a baker’s dozen of wacky Republicans. Home to one Mary Anne Tebedo. She is a walking quote machine. And whenever she turns around, she’s got at least one foot in her mouth. Of minorities, she has said their culture encourages sexual promiscuity for girls.
Of teen pregnancy—as evidenced above—she [...]
This Week’s Sign That the Apocalypse is Upon Us… Banks happily loaned whatever amount borrowers wanted as long as the banks could then sell the loan, pushing the default risk onto Fannie Mae (taxpayers) or onto buyers of mortgage-backed bonds.
Now that it has become clear that a trillion dollars in mortgage loans will not [...]
It takes about C$300 for a cell phone company to acquire a new customer but costs only a fraction of that amount to keep an existing one. With so much to lose on the bottom line, why is Canadian GSM carrier FIDO doing all it can to frustrate its current customers during the launch of [...]
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