It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well, for Cal Wilson in 1994, mainly it was the worst of times.
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Dougal Stevenson: The voice of authority
Jane Bowron of the Dominion Post once wrote of Dougal Stevenson: “His voice is authoritative. If there is an end-of-the-world broadcast kept in readiness for the final moments on Earth, I hope TVNZ has chosen Dougal to announce it.” The quote raises a hearty laugh from the man who did, indeed, become a voice of authority for a generation of Kiwi TV news viewers until the 1980s – so much so that Stevenson was an obvious choice to co-host I Was There, a Heartland TV series that reviews many of New Zealand history’s defining moments in four decades since the 1960s
Finally a Fun and Easy Way to Keep Bedbugs Away
Are you suffering from bedbugs like hundreds of thousands of Americans? Bedbugs are increasingly becoming a problem within residences of like kinds, this wood tick looking small insects feed on blood, cause itching and irritate the human host. They don’t distinguish between clean or dirty homes and they are capable of feeding on other […]
Russia, Vodka, Price Cuts and Alcoholism
Russia has made an unofficial New Year’s resolution: this year, it’s time to cut down on the booze.
10 Questions for Ban Ki-Moon
Can the U.N. play a proactive role in the economic crisis we are witnessing right now
Female Soldiers and Rape: War Within for Military Women
What does it tell us that female soldiers deployed overseas stop drinking water after 7 p.m.
Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered?
Every year around this time, millions of American kids graduate from high school, throw massive parties and get drunk. Police end up arresting a lot of these kids, causing them legal trouble for months or even years
Trying to Keep the Taps in California Running
Buildings may topple and lives may be lost if the Big One shakes the wrong part of California but another catastrophic consequence of an enormous earthquake in the San Francisco area may involve water. Two thirds of the state’s drinking water supply flows through the gigantic Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region east of San Francisco Bay — and the levees that help direct the massive amounts of water south to farmlands and cities are so antiquated that many may simply collapse with a major temblor.
Power vacuum fuels vicious drug war
A young man with tattoos covering one arm rolls hundreds of marijuana joints in the half-light of a shack, perched on a hillside in a Medellin slum. A 9mm pistol and a .38 revolver lie on his work bench.
Cirque du Soleil founder returns from space
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, sporting a foam clown nose, landed back on Earth after a $35 million working vacation at the international space station.