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Jobie Weetaluktuk is a writer, film maker from Victoria, BC. He has a wide range of experience in television, radio broadcasting and film production. Jobie at right, hiking at a northern boreal forest.

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Sciences > Zoology What is cryptozoology?: 1 of 6
Crypto means mystery or hidden things and zoology means the study of living things. Cryptozoology was coined by Lucien Blancou to distinguish Bernard Heuvelamns, a French scientist. Heuvelamns thus became known as the "master of crytozoology" in the 1950s'. Cryptozoology is most an amateur science and has often disregarded fo... More..
Sciences > Genetics Assessing the legal implications of cloning: 1 of 6
There is no legislation concerning human cloning. Who "owns" your DNA is not even a nascent concept,it is just a wisp of a concept. Who owns your DNA is an interesting question though. Do you own it, or does the human species own it. You all know that all the human race owns the right to corn. It has not stopped many corporat... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Animal poems for children: 22 of 127
I saw the Woodchuck chuck It didn't cluck or pluck, It didn't waddle or chuckle, But it was quick with a scurry and a duck, I saw the Woodchuck chuck a twig, Which lands on the bonker of the squat badger, A playful yet pugnacious badger wore a twig for a wig, The marmot ducks to the bosom of a rock for mercy, Grizzled is s... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Are there essential principles of Christian doctrine to which all Christians can agree?: 6 of 33
There are basics doctrines on which all Christians can agree. Christians are those who believe in Jesus the Christ as the Son of God. The diversity of Christian sects is vast and varied. There are three main sects in Christendom. These are the Catholics, the Orthodox, and the Protestant Christians. These sects are further fra... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Second Life (secondlife.com): 2 of 10
Second LifeThe alluring slogan of SL is "your world, your imagination." This would be the perfect world for me. It would be a place where I can do hundreds of things and create myself another world. This would be my drug of choice, my addiction, the manifestation of my imagination. Imagine a world without the restraints of th... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Emotions: 1 of 5
It was upon a midnight dreary, as the morning rudely slapped it's way in. I was rating one day and an unusual thing happened. I didn't have to wait on the Helium rating oscillator to rock back and forth as I wasted the seconds and the minutes. The rating thing had become quick as greased lightening. Now where would I invest a... More..
Travel > Destination Guides (Other) The location of "God's own country": 1 of 5
In God's Own CountryIn God's country probably originated in Ireland. Even if really didn't it was probably first uttered by an Irishman. Many cultures have the same sentiment about their homeland; the old country, the motherland, the fatherland, the holy land. No matter, in God's Country' is an earthly sentiment. In secular v... More..
Sciences > Microbiology Why lichens are important to various ecosystems: 1 of 5
Eli is an Inuit elder. He talks about the importance of lichen to his culture and traditions. He instructed his charges to bring a stone with lichen on it, for safe passage when crossing open water. Lichen is the first colonizer of rock and many glacier scoured islands. In the mountains above the tree line, the lichen are sur... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death: 146 of 693
O Death Where is Your StingYou've had your eyes on me, O Death, since my first breath. How hopefully you lingered at my birth. Yet is was not to be. You hovered for days, in the shadows. O Death how you refrained from lifting your eyes to my being. You listened to my breath, you expert on labored breath. Yet it was not to be.... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Having spiritual dreams: 6 of 28
I don't know if the experience I had was a dream as such. It was more like a deja vu experience. It happened many years ago. First, I was on a tour promoting mental health and meeting with communities groups. It was one of those things that had to be done before year end. I had colleague traveling with me and she was promotin... More..