All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wednesday Night #1437
September 16, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1437

We know that you rely on us to keep you informed of key events and anniversaries, so are happy to point to the 65th anni ...

Desmond Morton: Quebec, 1759
September 11, 2009, Comments Off on Desmond Morton: Quebec, 1759

We also recommend L’historien Yves Tremblay a parfaitement raison et je le félicite by Jacques Boudreau in Le Dev ...

Securing the Northwest Passage
September 10, 2009, Comments Off on Securing the Northwest Passage

 Arctic passage close to reality The retreat of Arctic Ocean ice is allowing two German ships to complete a dream of sa ...

Wednesday Night #1436
September 9, 2009, 2 Comments

People want to be led As President Obama was giving his address to Congress on health care just before Wednesday Night c ...

Harper government cuts Canadian missions budgets
September 8, 2009, Comments Off on Harper government cuts Canadian missions budgets

Asia gets more Canadian trade officials at Europe’s expense While applauding the government’s decision to bo ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #18
September 5, 2009, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #18

Here is the invite for next week’s salon – Sept 9th, 2009 (yes, 09/09/09 for those of you paying attention t ...

U.S. : An End of Summer Quiz
September 5, 2009, Comments Off on U.S. : An End of Summer Quiz

Read and weep By GAIL COLLINS (NYT) As the summer of ’09 slinks off into the sunset, let’s take a minute to reminisc ...

Banks' funding needs
September 4, 2009, Comments Off on Banks' funding needs

G20 calls for better capital buffers at banks Move follows criticism that some banks have relied too heavily on complex ...

China post 2008 Olympics
September 4, 2009, Comments Off on China post 2008 Olympics

Chinese separatists blamed for syringe attack violence Chinese authorities dispatched police in riot gear to disperse pr ...

Wednesday Night #1435
September 2, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1435

The rise and fall of real estate values never ceases to fascinate. John McAfee, founder of the antivirus company has rec ...