March 28, 2024

Lambert: no kind words for Abbott

BC  Teacher's Federation President Susan Lambert isn't going to miss George Abbott. Speaking with CKNW's Bill Good, Lambert said he's been part of what she called the Liberal's chronic systemic underfunding of education. "Minister Abbott  used his office, his term as Minister of Education to continue the systemic starving of puboic … [Read more...]

BCNU in war of words with private clinic

BC Nurses Union President Debra McPherson is accusing the operator of two private clinics in Vancouver of using 'snake-like' tactics to deflect attention from his unethical behaviour. "I think it's grossly unfair. This is a man who practices in violation of the law of the province and of the nation, who openly admits to it and that's what the real … [Read more...]

Purdy has tough words for Toews

The corrections chair of the BC Government Employees' Union says Public Safety minister Vic Toews is a little early in praising his own tough on crime agenda.Dean Purdy says downloading onto the provinces may be behind a drop in numbers for federal inmates. "The corrections branch has said the capacity inside our provincial jails is going to rise … [Read more...]

Researchers find fewer words being added to languages, fewer ways to tell you precisely that

What if one of the words in this post means absolutely nothing in the year 2094. It's possible, and more possible than ever before. That's according to recently published research from a group at the Institutions Markets Technologies' Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies in Italy, who have found that fewer new words are being added to languages … [Read more...]

Jurassic 3D, Oblivion, Gambit, Words Dates

Universal Pictures has confirmed a 3D re-release is in the works for Steven Spielberg’s original "Jurassic Park" with a July 19th 2013 release date set - a little over twenty years after the original opened in June 1993. The studio has also moved up the release of the Joseph Kosinski-directed Tom Cruise-led scorched earth sci-fi tale "Oblivion" by … [Read more...]

Google Dictionary slams shut forever, world unsurprisingly at a loss for words

close    /v. kloʊz; adj., adv. kloʊs or, for 51, kloʊz; n. kloʊz for 59, 60, 63-65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66/ Show Spelled [v. klohz; adj., adv. klohs or, for 51, klohz; n. klohz for 59, 60, 63-65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66] Show IPA verb, closed, clos·ing, adjective, clos·er, clos·est, adverb, noun verb (used … [Read more...]