Category Archives: We-reflect-news

I noticed that the amount of snow seems to be accumulating in The Netherlands. Earlier this day, Alfons forwarded me pictures of kids (apparently) enjoying 4 to 5 centimeters of snow. It looks like heavy slushy snow, but still more … Continue reading →

The most tragic thing about the Tsunami disaster is that the Aceh region seems to be the hardest hit area. Reports mention that 40,000 of the 120,000 residents may have been killed. In a region marked by conflict and the … Continue reading →

A Roman myth tells about the god of the gates, past and present, two-headed, Janus. So I was a kind of amused to see this perfect photo made by Canadian Press photographer, Tom Hanson. As for the President’s visit to … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, me and my wife managed to fly over to the old continent, specifically The Netherlands (some of you Northern Americans still say Holland, but it’s really Netherlands). The last thing I expected was that the … Continue reading →

There’s a pressrelease over at the WHO regarding the Tobacco treaty. With the signatures of Congo and Ecuador, 100 countries have ‘underscored the intention to protect their citizens from tobacco related diseases’. Remarkably, the list of countries does not include … Continue reading →

Read about the bombing this morning the moment I turned on the computer at work and I was shocked. Having lived over in Europe, I’m familiar with the background and the history of the Basque independence fight. I’ve never heard … Continue reading →

With the latest Liberal scandals, there’s an interesting discussion going on about changing Canada’s current electoral system into a proportional representation system. There’s more on proportional systems over at the PRWeb site. Douglas Amy summarized the pros and cons over … Continue reading →

Apparently they get plenty of snow in Greece, which is beyond normal so to say. Greece literally came to a standstill because of snow blizzards and temperatures below minus 5 degrees (Celsius). The country’s national weather service expected the temperatures … Continue reading →

Utterly confusing headline over at the CBC: ‘Arson damages hotel linked to Chrétien’. And here I am, thinking that Chrétien (Canada’s former prime minister) was behind the fire. Apparently I was reading the headline like this: ‘(Arson Damage) linked to … Continue reading →

I thought Bush’s last SOTU was a joke. I’ve never had such a good laugh. Additionally I enriched my vocabulary too, which is a plus. For example, words like ‘abstinence programs’ (can I see the menu please?), ‘Activist judges’ (terrorists?), … Continue reading →

The president is planning to spend 1.5 billion dollar to promote heterosexual marriage. Bush’s plans have been comfirmed by the White House, who says that the plans include training low-income families to develop interpersonal skills to stay together. Earlier this … Continue reading →