| The Kensington Review |
22 July 2005 |
| Latest Commentary: | Volume IV, Number 87 |
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London Bombed Again, Sort of -- A fortnight after the horrors of July 7, four men tried to terrify Londoners again as suicide bombers. When the initial news hit the wires, veterans of the IRA bombing campaigns of the 70s, 80s and 90s (which is anybody who lived in London more than a month) felt that sickening “not again” lump of ice in the bowels. Then, the facts began to trickle out, and the mood switched from grim determination to mockery. Al Qaeda has sent in the clowns.
Canada’s Same-Sex Marriage Law Will Change American Views -- With royal assent to Bill C-38, Canada became the fourth nation in the world to legally recognize same-sex marriages, along with the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, which itself gave such recognition a few weeks ago. However, in most provinces of Canada, local law had already done so. Hold-out jurisdictions Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories must now acknowledge same-sex unions as having the same rights as traditional couples in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. And now, the Americans have to deal with it. China Revalues its Currency -- For over a decade, the Chinese currency, the renminbi, has been pegged to the US dollar at a rate of 8.28 to the Yankee unit. After two years of complaining from outsiders, China finally decided to move that closer to where a free market might take the currency. Strengthening the renminbi by 2.2%, China revalued its currency in a fashion that should make American policy makers tone down their cheering and think again. “Star Trek’s” Scotty to Make Final Space Voyage -- Canadian-born James Doohan passed away at the age of 85 due to pneumonia and complications related to Alzheimer’s Disease. A veteran of the D-Day landings, where he took six bullets and lost part of a finger, he entered the acting profession on a lark taking a class in Toronto after the war. He was good enough to win a scholarship to New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse, where he worked with Tony Randall, Richard Boone, and Leslie Nielsen. He will, however, always be remembered for a line never actually spoken – ‘Beam me up, Scotty.” © Copyright 2005 by The Kensington Review, J. Myhre, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Fedora Linux. |
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