NASA unveiled a new deep space rocket yesterday that is expected to be ready by 2017. This rocket will replace the shuttle as NASA’s main rocket and carrier of people to space. The difference between the shuttle and this new rocket is that NASA will not use it to take people and cargo to the [...]
The health care system in Ontario, at least for the Greater Toronto Area is a failure. Although everyone has access to it in theory, many people do not have access to good doctors and proper treatment. There is a serious lack of good doctors in the GTA. This is not because Toronto does not produce [...]
I recently read an interesting article from Reuters (click here to read it) about Saudi Arabia’s water problems. You would think that a country as rich as Saudi Arabia that is essentially all desert would be out in front of this problem and would have invested a lot of money into solving it a long [...]
A technology firm is planning to build a town or small city in New Mexico just for tests. According an AP article via the Roanoke Times (click here to read it), the town will have a capacity to hold 35,000 residents and will be complete with a highway system, various buildings and an electrical grid. [...]
Rogers Communications has announced that they are applying to become a bank. The company is looking for ways to grow and since they are already big in the telecom, TV service and sports (Toronto Blue Jays) industries in Canada, they must branch out into new industries to find growth. The Rogers strategy for success has [...]
Fear of Europe is apparently back in full effect. The European economy is not healthy and investors, traders, analysts, etc… Are making it very clear that you should be divested of Europe. Even some of the experts that I respect and value are saying that you should not invest in Europe or European companies. If [...]
One year ago this month Netflix launched their movie and TV show streaming service in Canada. With all the buzz being generated from the U.S., Canadians were excited about the prospect of being able to stream unlimited content on their TV for a reasonable flat monthly fee. Canadians are not used to content being anything [...]
This is a time of year that parents are happy that their kids are going back to school and will give them a bit of a break at home. It is also a time of stress for those parents because the back-to-school season means new expenses of $324 (in Canada), according to an article in [...]
There are still many people that despise mixed martial arts and the UFC. Some of these people hold influential positions in media which is very important for an up and coming sport. For this reason, many do not regard the UFC on par with other major sports leagues like the NBA, NFL, MLB, PGA, ATP, WTA, [...]
If you want to see how the world economy is doing and what types of factors will lead the next several years, look at aircraft manufacturers. Boeing and Airbus are the two main large commercial jet makers. When they design a new plane, they plan to build and sell it for decades. In order to [...]
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