Daniel J. Rowe
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Which team wins the most?

David Beckham to PSG

Didier Drogba to Galatsaray

Nicolas Anelka to Juventus

Mario Balotelli to AC Milan

 

PEDs in all the shapes and sizes

A-Rod legacy?

Deer antler spray for Ray Lewis and Vijay Singh?

Is hockey clean?

 

Vancouver Canucks/ Montreal Canadiens

Cory Schneider or Roberto Luongo

PK Subban and the system

 

Australian Open

Novak Djokovic

Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on February 1, 2013 in Blog entry | 0 comments.

The world is changing.

The sea is rising.

And islands are disappearing.

 

Kutubdia is an island off the coast of Bangladesh that has been halfed by rising water levels.

 

It is among the many vanishing islands in the region that are seeing record level sea rises and...

Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on January 29, 2013 in Article | 0 comments.

The epic struggle for Palestinian statehood is set for another chapter.

Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas is in New York this week trying to sway US opinion towards his people’s cause.

Abbas is planning to ask the UN to back a bid for non-member observer status for Palestine.

Israel opposes the plans based on the promises made at the 1993 Oslo Accords.

Abbas is adamant for Palestinian statehood after recent hostilities between Israel and Gaza claimed at least 158 people’s lives.

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Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on November 25, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

Bixi RepeatedThe mayor thinks bixi bike will see better days.

Mayor Gerald Tremblay feels the bike loan company’s shortfalls are the fault of the Quebec’s previous liberal government.

The Liberals under Jean Charest opposed the having the city underwrite the company’s international expansion to cities like London, New York and Melbourne.

Bixi is looking at a 2.8 million dollar loss in 2012

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Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on September 23, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

The new popular kid in Quebec politics has joined forces with the one that could have been great.

Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec now has four seats in the Quebec legislature as it becomes one with the Action democratique Quebec.  The center-right ADQ has been on the decline in recent years after an initially promising debut 1994.

The merger was agreed on in December. The ADQ had the final say and voted 70 percent in favour of the coalition.

The coalition party leads the ruling...

Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on January 23, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.