THE HOBO
Life is like the tattered coat of a beggar To which, every day, a new rag of pain is added. — Faiz Ahmed Faiz, A Few…
Read articleWHAT YOU DON’T SEE
She sees A bum Squatting outside his tent, begging for money Head bent low, Eyes evasive, Toothless grin, almost scornful of the people Passing him by,…
Read articleTO EAT OR NOT TO EAT: FARMED FISH
As a nation we are consumed by the food we eat. We worry about our next meal as soon as we start to feel those tell-tale…
Read articleINDUSTRY CAN SAVE THE WORLD: LIKE INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE FOR INSTANCE
Introduction Have you heard that the world is in a terrible state? An understatement = Our world’s coastal zones (within 200km of the shore) are predicted…
Read articleBehind the Scenes of my “New” Used Jeans
My most recent acquisition is a pair of used Levi’s jeans, made in Mexico of 100% cotton. The housing co-op where I live has a ‘free…
Read articleRUINS IN THE MOUNTAINS
This piece won the 1st prize in the Non-UBC category of the 1st Terry Writing Challenge. It started when Rob and I were joking about the…
Read articlePATENTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: FROM A SATELLITE LOOKING DOWN AT OUR USE OF PATENTS IN THE GREAT PLANETARY SCHEME OF THINGS
Patents, by Providing more Research and Development, Benefit the People of the World. Well, except for… Patents allow inventors to have unique access to a market…
Read articleTHE NIGERIAN EMAIL EXPERIMENT
The Nigerian email scam is the modern day version of the Nigerian Fax Scam which was once the modern day version of the Nigerian Letter Scam.…
Read articleTHE GLOBAL WEB
Sitting at my desk, I gaze out my window, fascinated by a fairly large spider that had taken up residence on the outer sill. I had…
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THE END OR THE HALT OF POVERTY?
By Louis Dorval,
Have you ever thought about the development of societies? Why is it that you have so many freedoms, and other people, namely in other countries, have…
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