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Meaford Figure Skating Club
Thanks to Debbie Shaw for the update… Meaford Figure Skating Club are having an Northwest Area High Test Day in Meaford next Sunday, Feb 7th 8:00 am to 1:30 – 2:00 pm Seven clubs are coming – Beaver Valley, Paisley, Meaford, Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores, Shallow Lake and Tara. The types of tests and there [...]
Nuclear fusion – new reality
The BBC reports – The controlled fusion of atoms – creating conditions like those in our Sun – has long been touted as a possible revolutionary energy source. However, there have been doubts about the use of powerful lasers for fusion energy because the “plasma” they create could interrupt the fusion. An article in Science [...]
Morgan Ian Adams – A sense of reality…
By Morgan Ian Adams – I have to thank the folks at the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Foundation for providing a sense of perspective last night at Collingwood Town Council. The foundation, which fundraises the capital equipment requirements for the hospital, came to council with an ‘ask’ of $1 per household, or about $10,000. While [...]
Why The Sea Turned Red in Denmark
Why the European Union is so quiet about this ? Murder, to my way of thinking. Where is Green Peace, who make so much noise in other countries…. While it may seem incredible, even today this custom continues, in Dantesque, – in the Faroe Islands, ( Denmark ) . A country supposedly ‘civilized’ and an [...]
What’s Happening @ Your Library
The Library has been a busy place so far this year. The new Library software is in full swing and we hope everyone has come in and acquired a password to enable them to use our online catalogue where you can make reserves and now renew your items from any computer. The Library is hosting [...]
Finally, a suspect in bee decline
Everybody loves a bee story these days, it seems. Especially if it’s about Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious vanishing act that’s decimated almost 30 per cent of the northern hemisphere’s honey producers and pollinators since late 2006. In the past two years alone, hundreds of books have been published on the plight of domestic honeybees. [...]
Live Animals Part of Golden Globe Awards Gift Bags
The celebrity guests who attended the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday were given more than the typical designer gifts baskets they receive every year. This time they were also offered the latest in popular pets – baby teacup pigs. GBK Productions, the company that ran the gift lounge, handed out specially designed bags with goodies [...]
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