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CBC broke the lottery scandal and recently did an expose of underhanded condo sales tactics. I think they are the only broadcaster currently out there looking out for the little guy. I suppose that makes them communists?

I think we all realize he messed up. I also think that he did not have premeditated criminal intent when he lost his investors' money. He likely did commit a fraud by not telling his investors that he was betting on risky investments. They were probably greedy and were looking forward to...

Good point, he wasted $200 million of other peoples life savings. Who is to say that he would not have blown the money he gave her. I don't think we should demonize any individual group of people or even every individual. However we must understand that the getting a pile of money is not...

The sad part is that he seems like an ok guy. Almost like if you were out with him he would most likely buy the first round. But his life just got out of control.

Interesting article in the Globe and Mail. I have posted the entire article as I believe it is restricted to subscribers. But if the link works I can edit the post and delete the article. This guys life wa out of control. Something for us all to think about...

I believe it is not just the government acting alone to supress disenting opinions that create a police state. There can be be one portion of the popolus with: power, majority of population or the will and determination to supress disenting opinions. Have you ever driven through the States...

This is like the sniper on the grassy knoll. I do not think we will ever stop arguing about this. I do know that George Bush is not interested in winning the war on terror. He is milking the easily tapped American Paranoia to stay in power. One thing they do to continue to exploit the fear...

How about Investing where the money is Looks like there are a lot guys on the board with in depth knowledge of mining stocks and market timing strategies. The problem with that strategy is that you are waiting for the stock to go up and then trying to get out before the other poor shmucks. I...

"Toronto lands Leetch for defenceman Maxim Kondratiev, forward Jarkko Immonen, a 2004 first-round pick and 2005 second-round selection. The Maple Leafs also receive a conditional pick. " http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam040303/nhl_nyrtor-cp.html While I like the idea of getting Leetch, First round...

Forget the leafs. The Leafs are built to get past one round of the playoffs. Every five years or so they get past two rounds in the playoffs. They have been expert at just spending enough money to accomplish this mediocrity. I have watched it year after year. For example what happened to...

My pick is Sandra Bullock. With her it is not only the looks but the attitude. Not only is she hot, but I also think I would like to be around her, irrespective of whther she is a babe or not. She is the kind of girl that causes men to like women. Shania has some of that action too and a...

Buddy Rich Tito Peunte Neil Pert These guys were all unbelievable. Buddy Rich did not need an Ochestra to entertain and Neil Pert wrote most of the Rush's songs so I'm sure he interwove the drums deepre into the music.

They did studies a number of years back. I'm not sure who paid for them or how they justified them but they found that body type made less difference than proportion. The closer ratio of hips (circumference) to waist to .7 the more beautiful the woman's body was judged to be by men in...

Actually the rain was an advantage to Annika. In the first round she did not putt well. My understnding is that the greens on the PGA are much harder and faster than the LPGA. So if the weather is dry she will not be at all used to the greens. So I don't think she will make the cut. Also I...

Its amazing that the US only realized the true nature of the French until just recently. While France has history of standing up for what they believe don't forget that France was the first Western country to renounce slavery. Something that was as radical a thought as standing up to the US...

What is going on is a referendum against George W. He has pissed of the rest of the world to the point that Sadam is winning a popularity contest with him. When he stole the election Dubya took the line that the US was number 1 and did not need the rest of the world. So when the US lumber...

Originally posted by mr. x if you put an average battalion of amercian soldiers in a fight against russians, chinese, british, french or canadians, and each side was given the same equipment, or equivalent equipment, do you think the americans would beat any or all of those other countries? man...

My favourite in the last year was: The Informant - A true Story By Kurt Eichenwald A real insight into the workings and shenanigans at a large corporation and the human pshyche. Another favourite was: The Hot Zone By Richard Preston A real scary novel about ebola and the...

Some pretty bleak posts here. Unfortunately I agree with the sentiments expressed on this board. Quinn is just hanging on to his job as the GM so that he can continue to be the coach. I don't know what role Waters plays but if he is responsible for wooing potential free agents he really has...

Funny thing is I work for an large US corporation. Economic Left/Right: -2.25 Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.41