Do any of you remember that series? In BC it was largely shown on the public "Knowledge Network". I always found it really fascinating to see the original footage. You can actually Buy it on DVD now. I bring it up because the name reflects what I believe is our current situation. After the end of WWII we could say that there were wars going on in the world, even the Cold War, but it didn't really affect us personally. This is because we were always seperated either politically, geographically, socially, or mentally from the strife going on. Very rarely did it affect the day-to-day lives of ordinary citizens in North America, Europe and other affluent nations.
OPEC: Trying to erase the writing on the wall
We all know how insane the price of oil, and fuel at the pumps, has been lately. In Victoria it's currently 93.9c/L. That means it costs me almost $40 just to fill up my very frugal little Toyota Echo hatchback. Today, we've heard that OPEC wants the US to use its' reserves to bring down …
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For US Eyes only
During my daily look around the Internet for news and happenings I came upon this story at the BBC. Are you an American living abroad? If so... you are probably relying pretty heavily on the Internet to keep up with news from home. And in the process of your research you'd probably like to be …