In an age of blogging and tweeting, it’s hard to keep a secret. Though Apple made it quite clear that its latest shareholders meeting was not to be live-blogged, it didn’t stop a couple of shareholders pushing out updates. According to CNBC, Apple refused to allow journalists to carry in...

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has struck down as unconstitutional a California statute purporting to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. In a 30-page decision (PDF), in Video ms-dos Dealers syndicate v. Schwarzenegger, the federal app...

It recently came to my attention that some men interested in purchasing ProSolution Pills may be unable to do so due to certain import restrictions. Specifically, I was contacted by someone from Mexico who received the following message when trying to order: "Due to import regulations, we can not sh...

So I work in transportation (but sit at a desk 8 hours a day, I don't drive). Needless to say, I have zero physical exertion throughout the day, unless you count lifting my fat cat for snuggles. I used to run 5ks pre-pregnancy, but it's been so damn cold here and I've been so tired, my exercise rout...

question time! 1. i'm 11w5d today, which means i start my second trimester on monday. basically, is there anything i should know about the difference between the first trimester and second? like, is there anything important i should stay away from now? 2. i LOVE ceaser dressing, but i've avoided it ...

Actual story via link. "President Barack Obama on Friday (01/23/09) will lift restrictions on U.S. government funding for groups that provide abortion services or counseling abroad, reversing a policy of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush, an administration official said." Anyone el...

I’m rarely on the University of Alberta campus anymore, so I only heard about the SU’s Restricted Access campaign fairly recently. The main event takes place tomorrow morning at 7 AM, roughly an hour before the U of A Board of Governors’ meeting. Students will be gathering to send a message th...

An episode of “Oprah� earlier this week looked at some of the so-called “blue zones� around the world, places where people live the longest and are the healthiest of anywhere on earth. The idea is that if we can take some of what they do and make those healthy moves a consistent part of our ...

You'd have thought we would learn our lesson with stock options. Back in the post-bubble era, I spent a lot of time on boards talking about granting new options to employees who are underwater. When the value of a company goes up too fast, and then comes back to reality (or overshoots it which is a ...

Damn. I was all ready to scoff at the latest article on calorie restriction on the MSNBC website. After all, there have been a spate of articles that have examined the practice of eating about a third fewer calories than recommended in order to live a longer life. They hadn’t convinced me that...