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Hi there! I am Marc Phillippe Babineau, a Maritimer by birth and in heart (Canadian), and I was a Senior Technical Writer and Training Specialist for Atlantis Aerospace, in Brampton, Ontario. Here, I wrote technical manuals and wrote and taught training platforms

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Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Super Bowl XLIII predictions: 1 of 24
At the beginning of the 2008/2009 National Football League (NFL) season, the Pittsburgh Steelers were being acclaimed one of the bigger long shots to even make it to the Super Bowl, let alone to win it. Pittsburgh, in the regular season this year, had the toughest schedule of all of the NFL teams in the league. The Arizona C... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Should the estate tax be abolished?: 1 of 14
The estate law, in all of its' tax-grab glory, is a hit against a grieving person at one of the lowest points of their personal lives. When your parents are killed in a car crash by a drunk driver, after babysitting for you while you went out to a rare dinner together, the last thing that you should have to worry about is ho... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) As we celebrate International Right to Know Day on Sept. 28, should access to information be considered a fundamental human right?: 1 of 11
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the general assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 1948. As with all government induced laws and regulations, additions, negations and re-wordings have happened at almost regular intervals, but the basic principles of Human Rights was established. Article 19 de... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What responsibility does the US bear for helping to solve the Iraqi refugee crisis?: 5 of 37
When does a liberating force become an occupying force, and what are the responsibilities of the liberators once the liberation has been completed? When the occupying forces stay in place, trying to force their political views on a nation thousands of years older than their own, it becomes more than liberation, it becomes fo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Simple ways to conserve energy and save money in your home: 9 of 63
There are many simple things that you can do to conserve energy and save money in your home. The cost of electricity, oil and natural gas is skyrocketing, along with all the other basic needs of living in a modern world. Allowing the utility companies to take a great chunk of your cost of living expenses is a waste of your m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Can the Cardinals continue their upset run?: 2 of 14
The Arizona Cardinals are the feel-good news story out of the National Football League (NFL) in the final run-up to the conclusion of the 2008/2009 regular season. The tandem of the elder playmaker and quarterback (QB) Kurt Warner, the quintessential feel good story in himself, and wide receiver (WR) Larry Fitzgerald, the am... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Commercial fishing: A guide to the standard practice and its impact on the environment: 1 of 7
Fishing quotas that are being imposed on certain species of fish and marine mammals, like whales, are being questioned by a variety of environmental groups, and rightly so. No matter how hard they try, these commercial fishing boats take whatever is in the Oceans, and now they have to throw the fish that they are not allowed... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) The DEA's impact on the illegal drug trade: 1 of 7
The USA's Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA's) impact on the illegal drug trade can be seen in the super-max, privately owned and operated prisons that are being built at record paces to house gang members, murderers, rapists, robbers, white collar criminals and people who smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes, even with prope... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) What is the Civil Service?: 1 of 7
The civil service is comprised of the people who work for government agencies and duly elected political personnel, but got their jobs through the application and interview processes, and were hired on the basis of education, experience and personality. Civil servants, or people who work for the civil service, serve civilian... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Will there be wars over the ownership of water?: 8 of 50
Don't look now, it's already happening. Wars are being fought as you read this over a simple, free and global natural resource; fresh, potable water. Darfur, Kenya, the horn of African nations, anywhere where water is scarce, tribal warlords are engaging in full gorilla combat war with innocent, un-armed villagers almost dai... More..