Nuking the Leak
Many observers -- with varying degrees of technical expertise in fixing oilfield disasters -- are now arguing that the time has come to consider sealing the Deepwater oil leak with a nuclear detonation. Observers with varying degrees of technical expertise in fixing oilfield disasters – from …Remembering D-Day
There is some irony that the tally of those killed on D-Day -- 66 years ago Sunday -- roughly matches the death toll of 9/11, when the present “War on Terror” officially began. There is some irony that those killed on D-Day -- 66 years ago Sunday -- roughly matches the death toll of 9/11, when …Why Washington Trumps Paris
Although few things can compare to Paris’ windy cobblestone streets, scented with the smell of freshly baked bread from the corner boulangerie, there is absolutely no capital like Washington, DC. After a semester in Paris, I returned last week to Washington, D.C. Apart from the obvious difference…In Defense of Fergie
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly and HRH princesses need lotsa frocks. In Maclean 's Barbara Amiel offers a defense of Sarah Ferguson, caught in a newspaper sting trying to sell access to former husband Prince Andrew. Having now been seen on worldwide television scooping up an alleged $40,000, …When Work Gets Personal
Among adults, work is work and sex is sex, and when we mix them up we all take our chances. In The Globe and Mail , David Eddie offers advice to a publisher caught up in a romance with a writer and wondering if this will intrude on their professional relationship. [U]nless you screamed out …The Hidden Costs of Silly Lawsuits
Recently, a Utah woman filed suit against Google after following their online mapping directions onto a highway, where she was hit by a car. A new name can be inducted on the Wall of Fame for frivolous lawsuits: Lauren Rosenberg. Rosenberg is suing Google because she used the popular Google Maps …