Crossing to Canada in 1903, where a landslide estimated at 30 million cubic-meters ravaged the town of Frank, Alberta claiming 70 lives. To this day, Canadians still debate whether the real tragedy is that 70 of their countrymen couldn’t see a giant freakin’ landslide coming a mile away, or that there’s a town named Frank.
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History Bites into April 28th
April 29 08
On this day in 1192 King Conrad of Montferrat, also known as Conrad 1, was relieved of his crown and ability to breath only one day after being elected to the throne of Jerusalem. The monarch had been targeted by a Muslim sect named – and I’m not making that up- the Hashshashin.
Introducing “History Bites”
April 28 08
My fellow net-dwellers I humbly salute you all, and extend my thanks for the multiple mouse-clicks that carried your eyes right through to my brand spanking new column among the “Infinite Critique” community. So without further ado I hereby declare my spot, named with a hint of un-originality “History Bites”, to be as opened as […]
Changing the world from the bottom up
April 25 08
Researchers in Leicester, England are putting time and money into a very special project.
It’s a project that could change lives for the better, save marriages and change office environments across the UK, maybe even the world.
So is it cancer research?
A study into combating global warming?
How to grow your own money in a pot in your […]
“Suffer” Now, Relax Later
April 6 08
… or you could just suffer forever, all the time. Those are your only two options.
Alright children, today’s lesson in taking control of your own life is prioritizing. I think it’s one of those things that no one’s really taught people in my generation, and it’s depressing. This one tiny thing (okay, not so tiny […]
When Nutritionists Attack
April 3 08
In an article in a national newspaper today, ‘nutritionist’ Monica Grenfell launched what in my opinion was a vile attack on a 17 year old girl.
Chloe Marshall, size 16, has reached the finals of the Miss England Beauty Pageant, a pageant which Ms Grenfell has previously judged.
At 5ft 10 weighing 12st 8lb, Chloe has become […]
How To Take Control
March 31 08
When I started looking up things like “taking control of my own life”, “self-improvement”, “breaking bad habits” and other sorts of self-help topics, it was because I had already let myself go. I’d reached a point in my life where I was tired of trying things that don’t seem to work, and I let myself […]