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Wednesday Night #1535
August 3, 2011, 3 Comments

It’s pretty scary out there. If you look at the historical data, every single time that growth has dipped below 2% ...

Aging population
July 21, 2011, Comments Off on Aging population

Charles Cogan offers a more light-hearted perspective: 90 may be the new 50 — but it doesn’t matter in the l ...

AECL
June 30, 2011, 3 Comments

AECL pulls plug on costly reactor project (CBC) The federal government has quietly shelved development of a new Canadian ...

Peter Falk 1928-2011
June 24, 2011, Comments Off on Peter Falk 1928-2011

How we loved Columbo! Beyond the entertainment value, it seems that many individuals and organizations have adopted the ...

Knowledge, Networks and Nations
March 30, 2011, Comments Off on Knowledge, Networks and Nations

Knowledge, networks and nations surveys the global scientific landscape in 2011, noting the shift to an increasingly mul ...

May Cutler R.I.P.
March 19, 2011, Comments Off on May Cutler R.I.P.

See also Westmount Independent of March 8-9 May Cutler September 4, 1923- March 3, 2011 By Alan Hustak on March 6, 2011 ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #35 February 23, 2011
February 23, 2011, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #35 February 23, 2011

The theme this month – CHANGE – seems almost unavoidable considering recent developments here and abroad. So ...

Wednesday Night #1511
February 16, 2011, 1 Comment

Computer Wins on ‘Jeopardy!’: Trivial, It’s Not The Prologue Congratulations to our good friend and Wednesday Nigh ...

Maxime Bernier (Mad Max) II
February 5, 2011, Comments Off on Maxime Bernier (Mad Max) II

More on Maxime Bernier We thought he had been awfully quiet for a long time, but Mad Max is at it again – this tim ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #34 January 26, 2011
January 26, 2011, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #34 January 26, 2011

The new year brings about a change in scheduling – and my apologies for the short notice – but yes, the withdrawal f ...

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