• The future arrives in Liverpool May 31

  May 26, 2013 - 7 h 00

  You may have seen the story last week about the 3D printer in the US that made a working gun. 

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• A Peek Into The Past: Privateer Pride

  May 25, 2013 - 7 h 00

  As we get closer to Privateer Days, I find myself as usual contemplating our history and feeling a little surge of pride.

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• What are you wearing under there?

  May 19, 2013 - 7 h 00

  Having spent a good chunk of my adult life dressed in 18th century attire, I have gotten many questions on comfort and my ability to move.  This usually ends with a round about way of asking me what people wore for undergarments.

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• Navigating recipe copyright

  May 18, 2013 - 7 h 00

  I've been asked a few times to publish some of my recipes, but I have to be honest and say that will be a rarity in this column. The issue for me comes down to copyright. 

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• John Leefe on the shutting down of Kejimkujik National Park

  May 4, 2013 - 7 h 00

  By Tom Sheppard Spring is struggling into our lives and we see cars heading for Kejimkujik National Park with canoes and kayaks on their roofs. If they see him, they will get a warm welcome from the new superintendent, Eric LeBel, but they will...

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• The challenge is good for you

  April 28, 2013 - 7 h 00

  Every once and a while I come across someone who tells me they can't cook a certain recipe because it is too hard. 

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• Baking cookies is manly

  April 21, 2013 - 7 h 00

  The definition of a man is a strange thing. It's a construct of society, but that's much too philosophical for my purposes. Mostly it comes down to "a man doesn't do that."

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• The end of Indian Point mussels?

  April 20, 2013 - 19 h 00

  By Tom SheppardOur daughter-in-law Amanda has cooked Indian Point mussels for us, with appropriate amounts of white wine, garlic, butter and spices in the broth. They are amazing.

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• A peek into the past: Superstitions

  April 20, 2013 - 12 h 08

  Superstitions of the past are something many of us chuckle over.  It’s funny how the same person who would chuck a bit of salt over the shoulder might giggle at the idea of someone believing in witches.

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• Bullied to death

  April 19, 2013 - 8 h 39

  By now, most have heard of Rehteah Parsons, a young girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted and then bullied relentlessly for months.  Her 17-year-old life came to an end a few days after a suicide attempt.

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• March 30, 2013 Nice day for a white wedding
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• March 2, 2013 Government comes knocking
• February 24, 2013 The omelet test
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