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...Canada has a choice when it comes to defending our sovereignty over the Arctic. We either use it or lose it. And make no mistake, this government intends to use it.' STEPHEN HARPER, Canadian Prime Minister, on his administration's decision to raise the country's military presence in the Arctic to better display Canada's authority over the Northwest Passage...
BRITISH ADVENTURER Sir Wally Herbert--a "phenomenon" to Lord Shackleton, a "hero" to Prince Charles--was widely hailed as one of the greatest polar explorers in history. The first to cross the Arctic Ocean on foot, Herbert trekked from Alaska to a remote Norwegian island on a 16-month trip. By the time he reached Norway, in April 1969, he had covered 3,720 miles, camped through temperatures of --50°F and wandered for three months in total darkness. Along the way Herbert, who likened the journey to "conquering a horizontal Everest," oversaw the drilling of more than...
...ManyOne is a platform for people and organizations to build portals ("doorways" of information on specific topics) quickly and inexpensively. It runs the software and the financial infrastructure so users can focus on creating content. Digital Universe's commercial-free portals may include large universal topics such as the Arctic, Human Rights, the Cosmos, until the entire treasure trove of human knowledge is "portalized." Within each portal will be links to vetted articles, websites and news items. The platform is set up to be browser-neutral, which means it's compatible with any computer, even for accessing...
...history of punk, England's Dreaming. What's yet to be accounted for is the curious disappearance in recent years of the generation gap between teens and their elders. In an age when the burning issue at middle-aged dinner parties is whether or not the Arctic Monkeys' second album is up to snuff (definitely, I'd say), it sometimes feels like everyone is a teenager...
Even though their “old” album, 2006’s “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” has yet to become old, the young Arctic Monkeys have, with “Favourite Worst Nightmare,” done it again. They’ve released another phenomenally listenable album of pounding guitars and even harder (read: more scathing) lyrics. Once again, lead singer and guitarist Alex Turner and the other Monkeys from Sheffield, England, give us a delicious taste of blue-collar anger...