I am trying to come to terms with a book “The Singularity is Near” by Ray Kurzweil, a futurist. The essence of this book is that life as we know it is changing, but the changes are not minor. They come at an ever increasing rate. This is called “exponential growth”. It may have taken Continue Reading
What keeps a world-class athlete at the top of his or her field? They need to start off with “natural ability”, they have to “practice” many many hours each day, they have to keep fit by “working out” nearly as long as they practice and last but certainly not least their “reaction time” has to Continue Reading
It does not matter who was there first. Both the Jews and the Arabs deserve their own state in the Middle East. There must be two democratic states living side by side in peace. Jewish people who care, are very sensitive about the existence of Israel and the fair treatment of Palestinians. I am not naive Continue Reading
Canada and the United States are both composed of immigrants, but the similarity ends there. They are two diffeent countries and their foreign policies reflect their size and importance to the world. The U.S. is a world power with interests everywhere, whereas Canada is a middle power with very limited military ability and similarly limited interests. Continue Reading
People who are not disabled think very little about finding a parking spot. One just drives around until a car leaves and a place opens up.However disabled people think even less.If they have seen a physician, chiropractor or any recognized health practisioner and are certified as disabled “Voila” they literally can park anywhere within reason, in Continue Reading
I`m proud and honoured to stand here today as a Lebanese speaking for Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East. As someone who was raised in an Arabic country, I want to give you a glimpse into the heart of the Arabic world. I was raised in Lebanon where I was taught that the Continue Reading