We can all benefit from hard-learned lessons (National Post, 12 Apr 2010, Page A15)

2010-04-15T17:39:00.001-07:00

From Craig.We can all benefit from hard-learned lessonsRICK SPENCE Rick Spence is a writer, consultant and speaker specializing in entrepreneurship. His column appears weekly in the Financial Post. He can be reached at rick@rickspence.caNational Post12 Apr 2010Business can be messy. It comes with endless disputes, disappointments and mistakes. But it’s a rare setback that doesn’t carry some

Семейная жизнь в �€еа�»ьном го�€оде (Vremia Novostiey, 29 Jan 2010, Page 10)

2010-03-30T08:09:00.001-07:00

Uma Thurman ..Семейная жизнь в �€еа�»ьном го�€одеА�»ена СОЛНЦЕВАVremia Novostiey29 Jan 2010Фи�»ьм Кэт�€ин Дикман Â«Мате�€инствоÂ» бы�» вк�»ючен в п�€ош�»огоднюю п�€ог�€амму фестива�»я независимого кино Â«СанденсÂ». Этот факт и участие в ка�€тине Умы Ту�€ман, сыг�€авшей г�»авную �€о�»ь, — п�€актически все его бонусы. Бо�»ьше ничего выдающегося в ск�€омной комедии...read more...Tech Tags: Vremia

Virtual gamers a â€� human resource’ in real world’s epic of survival (The Vancouver Sun, 27 Mar 2010, Page I4)

2010-03-29T17:07:00.001-07:00

Intriguing spin on this one.Virtual gamers a â€� human resource’ in real world’s epic of survivalKIM DAVIS Kim Davis is a Vancouver sustainable-design consultant. E-mail: redkimwrites@gmail.com homes@vancouversun.comThe Vancouver Sun27 Mar 2010Jane McGonigal, an online game designer of 10 years, has a goal: to make it as easy to save the world in real life as it is in online games. According to

The Guardian International Edition, 26 Mar 2010. Pages 46 - 47

2010-03-26T17:55:00.001-07:00

Is this the last one? .. I wonder ...The Guardian International Edition26 Mar 2010

The neuroscience of devotion (National Post, 13 Mar 2010, Page A16)

2010-03-13T16:23:00.001-08:00

This looks interesting.The neuroscience of devotionBY CHARLES LEWISNational Post13 Mar 2010Lionel Tiger’s earliest encounters with religion were not encouraging. As a Jewish boy in Montreal in the 1940s he was continually harassed by Catholics for being a “Christ-killer” and harassed even more because Quebecers were being dragged into a war...read more...Tech Tags: National Post newspaper NEWS

Tangy cheese and a splash of Chianti flavour this Italian-style onion soup (Edmonton Journal, 17 Feb 2010, Page E2)

2010-02-17T19:00:00.001-08:00

Onions - part 2Tangy cheese and a splash of Chianti flavour this Italian-style onion soupEdmonton Journal17 Feb 2010Scallions, also called spring onions, are the shoots of a variety of white onion that does not form an enlarged bulb at the root end. Eric Akis is the author of the recently published Everyone Can Cook for Celebrations: Seasonal Recipes for Festive...read more...Tech Tags: Edmonton

Get under the skin: All you need to know about onions (Edmonton Journal, 17 Feb 2010, Page E1)

2010-02-17T18:59:00.001-08:00

Onion tipsGet under the skin: All you need to know about onionsERIC AKI S Victoria Times ColonistEdmonton Journal17 Feb 2010Onions are an everyday kind of vegetable. Any day of the week, we’ll chop some for soup, set a slice on a burger, stir-fry or sprinkle them. We eat so many onions, you would think everyone would know everything about them, but I routinely get...read more...Tech Tags:

The wrong message about depression (Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan 2010, Page 11A)

2010-01-12T16:25:00.001-08:00

Blues meds update. The wrong message about depressionDallas Morning News12 Jan 2010This might have been big news this week too, had anyone noticed another academic study, a survey of nearly 16,000 people published this month in The Archives of General Psychiatry, which looked more broadly at the picture of depression in America. The...read more... Tech Tags: Dallas Morning News newspaper

Matthew, Marx, Luke and John (National Post, 23 Dec 2009, Page A20)

2009-12-23T13:27:00.001-08:00

Moral relativism : Communism = Stealing? Matthew, Marx, Luke and JohnLORNE GUNTERNational Post23 Dec 2009There’s an old church joke about the perils of moral relativism that goes, “God called them the Ten Commandments, not the Ten Suggestions.” Well, for Reverend Tim Jones of St. Lawrence Church in York, England, even Ten Suggestions seems a little too...read more... Tech Tags: National Post

Sihota’s history too good to forget (The Vancouver Sun, 01 Dec 2009, Page A3)

2009-12-01T13:18:00.001-08:00

Funny hmm hmm Sihota’s history too good to forgetVAUGHN PALMERThe Vancouver Sun01 Dec 2009VICTORIA ormer cabinet minister Moe Sihota returned to the provincial arena as the newly elected president of the New Democratic Party on Sunday, raising hopes among political reporters that he’ll pick up where he left off as a maker of controversies....read more... Tech Tags: The Vancouver Sun newspaper

Canadian Dollars Are to Be Added to Currency Reserves (Moscow Times, 26 Nov 2009, Page 5)

2009-11-26T09:08:00.001-08:00

Another shift.Canadian Dollars Are to Be Added to Currency ReservesBLOOMBERGMoscow Times26 Nov 2009The Central Bank will add Canadian dollars to its reserves and may include more currencies as it seeks to reduce its dependence on the U.S. dollar, it said Wednesday. “Technical preparations for transactions in Canadian dollars are underway,” Sergei...read more...Tech Tags: Moscow Times newspaper

Country diary (The Guardian, 21 Nov 2009, Page 36)

2009-11-25T17:41:00.001-08:00

Ah Fungi! Country diaryThe Guardian21 Nov 2009There is something enchanting about a group of scarlet-capped fly agaric fungi nestling within a circle of silver birches. The fungus is among the brightest of autumnal sights. With its red top seemingly sprinkled with finely chopped cheese, this...read more... Tech Tags: The Guardian newspaper EUROPEAN UNION

Rich get richer while Canada sheds jobs (Calgary Herald, 20 Nov 2009, Page A3)

2009-11-20T14:25:00.001-08:00

Fascinating, what do you think? Rich get richer while Canada sheds jobsFinancial Post OTTAWACalgary Herald20 Nov 2009It takes money to make money — especially in a recession — according to the Canadian Business 2009 list of the richest Canadians, which shows the rich got richer despite the economic downturn that has cost 400,000 Canadians their jobs in the past...read more... Tech Tags: Calgary

Engineers sweat over getting Volt just right (The Detroit News, 19 Nov 2009, Page 5B)

2009-11-19T22:58:00.001-08:00

Volt sweatsEngineers sweat over getting Volt just rightBY SCOTT BURGESSThe Detroit News19 Nov 2009Royal Oak — Even on their days off, the engineers creating the Chevrolet Volt are working. They’re testing, measuring and evaluating what is arguably the most important vehicle in General Motors Co.’s history. They take their work home with them,...read more...Tech Tags: The Detroit News newspaper

NZ farmers stay in ETS despite Aust move (The Press, 16 Nov 2009, Page 5)

2009-11-19T22:55:00.001-08:00

NZ AU CPRS ETSNZ farmers stay in ETS despite Aust moveDavid WilliamsThe Press16 Nov 2009Agriculture will remain part of a New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS), the Government says, despite Australian farmers being excluded from their country’s scheme. Australia’s Labor Government has done a deal with the opposition coalition to...read more...Tech Tags: The Press newspaper FRONT PAGE

Список 6 : а & б words + everyday/social/dinner

2009-04-04T20:43:00.000-07:00

A few "а" and "б" words, and some useful everyday words!авангард*ист avant-garde artistавтоотвéтчик answering machineавтостоп hitchhikingанáлиз testaнг*ина sore throatбáнка (бáночка) canбассéйн swimming poolбез (чегó/кого) withoutбезгрáмотный illiterateбезуслóвно absolutelyбесплатный free of chargeбеспокóйство trouble, bother, worryизвин*ите за беспокойствоexcuse me

2009-04-03T16:51:00.001-07:00

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Список 4 : pronoun poetry

2009-03-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

This came from a great learning site (cited below); it reads a bit like a song or poem.скажи мне Tell meпозови меня Call meскажу тебе I will tell youпозову тебя I will call youпозови его Tell himеё нет сейчас She is away nowскажу ей I will tell herего, ему, её, ей (animals and inanimate things)сказали нам They said to usнас нет We are awayсказали вам We said to youвас нет You are awayсказали им

NYT launches Russian-language blog

2009-03-19T12:35:00.000-07:00

US: NYT launches Russian-language blog Posted by Alisa Zykova on September 2, 2008 at 12:36 PM The New York Times (NYT) Moscow bureau has created a Russian-language blog whose title reads "Tell the Americans and the entire world about Russia", reported Marketing Media Review.source

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