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Obscure Little Swat Borders on Impossible
Montreal, Quebec
Part one of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, as state in the western region of Pakistan. The series was "designed for people seeking a change from Viet Nam, the Dominican Republic,…
Part one of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, as state in the western region of Pakistan. The series was "designed for people seeking a change from Viet Nam, the Dominican Republic,…
Tags: Cultural Change, Modernity, Pakistan, Pakistani Culture, Swat
Of Mice and Men
The storyline follows George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the US. George is an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie…
Olivia
"Olivia, a delightful little pig, is Everychild. She's good at lots of things, especially wearing people out--including herself. When she gets dressed, she tries on everything; at night she's ready to go to sleep, but only after four stories. She's a…
Tags: Children's Books
On Budget Eve All Signs Point to Spring Election
Ottawa, Ontario
This article revolves around the passing of the federal budget and the call for an election, which may occur, if not it was not passed. Stanfield and his Conservative Party declared that they would vote against tax cuts for…
This article revolves around the passing of the federal budget and the call for an election, which may occur, if not it was not passed. Stanfield and his Conservative Party declared that they would vote against tax cuts for…
Tags: Conserative, Election, Federal budget, NDP, Politics, Robert Stanfield
One Is Hardly Ever Alone In Crowded Japan
Montreal, Quebec
In part one of a six part co-series with cartonist Ed McNally Desbarats reports on his experience of spending three weeks in Japan. He briefly discusses economic relations between Canada and Japan. He found that Canadians…
In part one of a six part co-series with cartonist Ed McNally Desbarats reports on his experience of spending three weeks in Japan. He briefly discusses economic relations between Canada and Japan. He found that Canadians…
One Year Later: Little Sign of Separatism's Growth
Montreal, Quebec
The same article as The War Measures Act didn’t help Quebec separatism after all, published just one day earlier in the Toronto Daily Star.
The same article as The War Measures Act didn’t help Quebec separatism after all, published just one day earlier in the Toronto Daily Star.
One-year Lease of Property [original]
Binding: protected ; loosely sewn into protective paper folder housed between two sheets of Bristol board
Leaves: very good to near fine ; appears to be vellum ; one corner has some damage (tear) ; the terms of the lease are handwritten ;…
Leaves: very good to near fine ; appears to be vellum ; one corner has some damage (tear) ; the terms of the lease are handwritten ;…
Tags: 18th century, handwritten, lease, seal, stamp, vellum
Oraison Funebre de Tres-Haut et Puissant Seigneur Messire Michel Le Tellier Chevalier [original]
Binding: good to very good ; insert that reads "G. HUSER BINDING" ; deep red leather binding ; 5 raised bands on spine ; gold tooling on edges and inside covers ; "G. HUSER" in gilded print on inside front cover border detail ; marbled endpaper ;…
Ottawa's Antidote to U.S. Surcharge Ready in 10 days
Ottawa, Ontario
The Employment Support Act was being debated in House of Commons for a second time. Its purpose was to counteract a newly imposed 10% US “import surcharge.” It would see the Canadian government covering 2/3 of this cost on behalf…
The Employment Support Act was being debated in House of Commons for a second time. Its purpose was to counteract a newly imposed 10% US “import surcharge.” It would see the Canadian government covering 2/3 of this cost on behalf…
Tags: Economics, employment, Politics, US/Canada Relations
Our Doctors Need a Public Watchdog
Ottawa, Ontario
Desbarats discusses the issue of doctors being the ones who investigate other doctors. In the case he describes, a man who was both a member of the public and a doctor himself was leading the inquiry into the case of his son’s…
Desbarats discusses the issue of doctors being the ones who investigate other doctors. In the case he describes, a man who was both a member of the public and a doctor himself was leading the inquiry into the case of his son’s…
Tags: Doctors, Health care, Medical Responsibility, Medicine
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7 Wonders

Players: 2-7
Playing time: 30 minutes
Ages: 10+
Description: Lead one of the seven great cities of the Ancient world. Exploit the natural…