Shocking news came out a couple of days ago about an Iranian plot to murder the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in Washington D.C. Apparently it was planned by a terrorist group within the Iranian government and one person in the U.S. is arrested and confessed to the crimes. Many people are skeptical whether this plot [...]
Last night, NBA commissioner David Stern announced the cancellation of regular season games for the first two weeks of the season, though November 14. It is not much of a surprise to anyone following the negotiations between the league (owners) and union (players). However, the lack of surprise doesn’t make this announcement any less sad, [...]
By now, almost every type of article has already been written about the passing of Steve Jobs and what he meant to the world. Since there are many directions to go with an article about the great entrepreneur that must be written, the best thing to do is stay true to what this site is: [...]
Yesterday the U.S killed very wanted terrorist, Anwar al-Awlaki in a drone strike in Yemen. He was probably in their top 3 of terrorists they would like to kill. He had a hand in multiple terrorist attacks and/or attempted terrorist attacks against the U.S. and declared war on them, even though he was born in [...]
I recently watched Moneyball, a true story about baseball that took place in the early 2000′s. It stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland A’s Major League Baseball team. Billy Beane decided to implement a revolutionary approach to making his team, which has a relatively tiny payroll a winner and [...]
In a recent NHL game, a banana was thrown on the ice by a fan as a racist gesture toward one of the players who is black. This may be an isolated incident by one idiot in the stands, but make no mistake there are a lot of hockey fans, at least in Canada that [...]
Yesterday, the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) announced that large Canadian telecommunications companies that also own other assets like TV broadcasters cannot make that content exclusive to their customers. They must offer their content to every competitor at a reasonable price. This rule specifically applies to companies like BCE Inc. (Bell), Rogers Communications Inc., [...]
In a recent article in the Toronto Star (click here to read it), a report came out that Saudi Arabia sent a letter to Canadian broadcaster CTV threatening legal action if it did not stop airing a particular ad that was booked on their network. The ad in question is by an organization called EthicalOil.org [...]
Floyd Mayweather is considered by many to be the best boxer right now. People say that either he or Manny Pacquiao is currently the best. Mayweather is undefeated and is the current welterweight champion of the world. He is not known for his power punches. He is known for his speed and skill. He often [...]
Tomorrow President Obama will make a speech about his plan to get the U.S. debt under control for the long term. Reports have surfaced that he will announce tax reforms that are now known as the “Buffett Tax”. A few weeks ago, billionaire Warren Buffett (3rd richest person in the world, 2nd richest in the [...]
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