World's Toughest Man

Aron Ralston is described as "an avid outdoorsman in exceptional physical condition" who has climbed 49 of Colorado's highest mountains. And yesterday, he amputated his own arm just below the elbow (CNN.com Story / DenverPost story) when it was pinned under a boulder. Then he rappelled down a canyon and hiked until rescuers found him.

U.S. says Canada not enough like Nazi Germany for their tastes

It is reported in a Canada.com story, that comments were made in an annual report on International Terrorism criticizing the Canadian Government for not "spend[ing] enough on policing" and "plac[ing] too much emphasis on civil liberties." I guess they would prefer us to get rid of the very few laws we have protecting our citizens just as they have destroyed some of the laws that I thought were so dear to the heart of every American with the creation of the Patriot Act. (The Critical Voice Article) I guess my Social 30 teacher was at least partially right stating that Canada's government could be turned into a dictatorship under the right circumstances, but it turns out that it's the United States Government that has turned authoritarian.