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Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missiles

(CNN) — Days before a key meeting with Western leaders, Iran test-fired two types of long-range missiles Monday in part of what the Islamic republic called routine military exercises, its state-run media reported. The tests drew condemnation from France, which noted through its Foreign Ministry that the action comes only a week after Iran revealed [...]

Events @ Your Library

‘An Inconvenient Ghost’ @ your library® Join us on Thursday, October 22nd at 7 pm for an extraordinary lecture by Cameron Bagg, founder of The HAUNT CLUB, Haunt Scene Investigations and Ghost Research group.  After solving his own haunted apartment mystery in 1990, he went on to research the paranormal and assist families and businesses [...]

Millhollow Bed and Breakfast Offers Comfort and Relaxation

A Victorian retreat by the river. Millhollow B&B offers comfort and relaxation in the beautiful setting of Georgian Bay. A walking distance to downtown Meaford, restaurants, harbour, hiking/biking trails, and parks. millhollow.ca Sphere: Related Content Related Posts Scarecrow Invasion – Are You Ready Keeley and Twister take a few moments with the  Meaford Scarecrow Invasion Dream Team. [...]

A Short History of Progress – Ronald Wright

Each time history repeats itself, so it’s said, the price goes up. The twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural systems, especially earth, air, and water—the very elements of life. The most urgent questions of the twenty-first century are: where will [...]

René Girard – The Scapegoat

René Girard was born in the southern French city of Avignon on Christmas day in 1923. Between 1943 and 1947, he studied in Paris at the École des Chartres, an institution for the training of archivists and historians, where he specialized in medieval history. In 1947 he went to Indiana University on a year’s fellowship [...]

Annie’s Fashions

Beautiful Custom-made Dresses, Bride Dresses, Bridesmaid Dresses and Alterations of any kind by designer Ines Fernandez. Please call Ines at 705 429-2199, Wasaga Beach Sphere: Related Content Related Posts Sinking island nation seeks new home The new president of the Maldives wants to relocate — his entire country. Much of Male, capital of the Maldives, [...]

Last Chance to Change Our Behaviour

David Hillyard – More than half of the world’s fisheries are fully exploited, putting 27 million jobs and $100bn of income at risk, UN data shows. One sixth of the world’s population relies on fish as their main or sole source of animal protein. Yet despite considerable effort by many groups, unsustainable fishing continues apace [...]