By Anton on Feb 16, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
Ontario doctors call for ban on smoking in cars with kids
Ontario doctors call for ban on smoking in cars with kids
Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2008 | 3:11 PM ET
CBC News
Ontario physicians are calling for a provincial ban on smoking in vehicles carrying children in light of recent data showing accumulation of second-hand smoke particles […]
By Anton on Feb 4, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
It is difficult to believe that an entire staff of marketing people missed the connection, or, are so illiterate that they had never read Lolita. Someone knew. I find it difficult to believe that whoever came up with the idea to call the bed “Lolita”, knew of the connection, probably wanting to see how far […]
By Anton on Jan 26, 2008 in Human Potential, Society | 0 Comments
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a great article on vegan athletes in the NFL and the NBA.
The 247 lb. Vegan - WSJ.com
These guys are really brave. But one thing I’ve noticed about all people who go at life full-throttle, like high level atheletes, they all go with what works. Something to think […]
By Anton on Jan 1, 2008 in Society | 0 Comments
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By Anton on Dec 24, 2007 in Interesting Images, Society | 0 Comments
Imagine if after some cataclysmic event, this were the only photograph to survive that could give an archaeologist in the future any clue as to our culture.
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By Anton on Dec 17, 2007 in News, Society | 0 Comments
I wonder, has anyone else but me read the old tales, “The Three Sillies”, “Chicken Little”, and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”? All three of these tales describe exactly the state of the world today with respect to so-called Global Warming. Daily Mail story
Here is a picture of the guy. Please. […]
By Anton on Dec 14, 2007 in Society | 0 Comments
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An article today from Florida included this picture of a T-shirt on sale at Urban Outfitters. A local reporter went out to interview some shoppers to get their reactions to the shirt’s message (Santa Hates You!). The most interesting response, to me was this:
“I don’t like that shirt. I’m a child of the 60s, […]
By Anton on Dec 14, 2007 in Society | 0 Comments
The story linked here -
Vatican defends duty to evangelize and accept converts | Reuters
points to a problem with the way only two religions, Christianity and Islam, conduct themselves. It is very rare for a Hindu or a Buddhist to knock on anyone’s door and try to sell them on the superiority of their religion.
There is […]
By Anton on Nov 30, 2007 in Society | 0 Comments
Put together a beautiful model and a really talented coat designer, and animal skins look pretty nice. In a recent article, I saw this: “I think it would be fun to put (anti-fur campaigner) Pamela Anderson for a few weeks here in Russia, in Siberia, and see how she is going to try survive. […]
By Anton on Nov 28, 2007 in Society | 0 Comments
Some people have it all. The only thing that would complete this picture is a snack vending machine in arms reach!
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