The Federal Government says it intends to ban individuals from growing medical marijuana in their homes. Growing the green stuff in a private home is a fire hazard -- that seems to be the main justification by Health Canada in a release following the Government's announcement that it plans to outlaw medical marijuana patients from growing their own … [Read more...]
Google’s Eric Schmidt focused on growing Android’s share, admits it won’t be ‘perfectly controlled’
December 12, 2012 by
During a wide-ranging Bloomberg interview with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, the executive focused for a bit on the current status of Android, while also making a few interesting comments about its future. "This is a huge platform change; this is of the scale of 20 years ago -- Microsoft versus Apple," he said. Following that, he stated that Google … [Read more...]
Lawson, Brody, Tamblyn Are “Growing Up”
October 17, 2012 by
Josh Lawson, Adam Brody, Wyatt Cenac, Amber Tamblyn, Danny Jacobs and Lauren Miller are all joining the indie ensemble comedy "Growing Up (and Other Lies)" which is currently shooting in New York City says Variety. Lawson plays a 30 year old guy who, on his last day in New York City before he moves back home to the Midwest, recruits his three … [Read more...]
Opposition to Kinder Morgan expansion growing
July 31, 2012 by
Opposition to Kinder Morgan's plans to expand a pipeline that runs through Burnaby is growing.More than a dozen residents are now calling for intervenor status at National Energy Board hearings.Area resident Glen Porter says neighbours have teamed up with the "Ecojustice" law firm.He says insurance is also an issue... "I think we want to know that … [Read more...]
Growing up Geek: Ben Heck
October 10, 2011 by
Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today we have Hacker Extraordinaire (and host of his own show), Benjamin J. Heckendorn! As a kid growing up in Richland Center, WI, I sometimes had to be extra creative in finding things to occupy my … [Read more...]
Growing up Greenpeace
September 15, 2011 by
Sometimes, history lands right in your living room. It did for Barbara Stowe. She was just 14 years old when her parents, Dorothy and Irving, gathered friends in their Vancouver home and formed what would become the global movement of activism and environmentalism known as Greenpeace 40 years ago. “That’s the kind of family we were,” Stowe … [Read more...]
Nexus users say border lineups are growing
July 22, 2011 by
Cars line up to cross the border into Canada from the United States at the Peace Arch border crossing south of Vancouver. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
