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An attempt to strangle truth out of history

I've made fun of Francis Fukuyama before. He's about as stupid as a really, really smart guy can be.


 

The attempt to strangle history

I've made fun of Francis Fukuyama before. He's about as stupid as a really, really smart guy can be. Back in the 1990s, he made a big splash with a book called The End of History, in which he hypothesized that human society had taken on its final form: representative democracy plus capitalism. All other visions of utopia need not apply.


 

Provincial Cup kicks off

The luck of the draw was not on the side of the Delta United Hurricanes when the schedule for the 2013 Provincial Cup schedule was announced last week.


 

Chile ready for Provincial Cup soccer draw

Estrella de Chile qualified both its premier and under-21 men's soccer teams in the Provincial Cup draw held Tuesday in Victoria.


 

Chile ready for Provincial Cup soccer draw

Estrella de Chile qualified both its premier and under-21 men's soccer teams in the Provincial Cup draw held Tuesday in Victoria.


 

Hurricanes nab Imperial Cup

Delta United Hurricanes exorcized the last of their playoff demons and walked off the pitch carrying the Vancouver Metro Soccer League's Imperial Cup Saturday.


 

Panorama Ridge Thunder roar to Grade 8 hoops crown

Panorama Ridge Thunder made a lot of noise with a golden weekend at the 2013 B.C. Grade 8 Girls Basketball Invitational Tournament in Pitt Meadows.


 

Plant broad beans this month

One of the most rugged, carefree and useful beans for our cool, wet coastal climate is the fava bean or broad bean-and February is the time when planting season can begin for varieties destined for the kitchen.


 

Draws rule the day on final weekend of season

Six games - five ties. That was the menu served up by the Vancouver Metro Soccer League's premier division on the final weekend of the regular season.


 
Fava or broad beans

Fava beans grow well in this rainy climate

One of the most rugged, carefree and useful beans for our cool, wet coastal climate is the fava bean or broad bean - and February is the time when planting season can begin for varieties destined for the kitchen.


 

Favas among history's favourites

One of the most rugged, carefree, and useful beans for our cool, wet coastal climate is the fava (or broad) bean, and planting season for varieties destined for the kitchen starts in February.


 
Surrey United midfielder Colin Streckman

Pegasus, United serve notice to league leaders

Newton's ICTS Pegasus and Cloverdale's Surrey United Firefighters served notice they are still forces to be reckoned with thanks to a pair of wins over the top teams in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League's premier division last weekend.


 

United rescues weekend with Surrey's lone win

Surrey teams could only muster and single win while North Delta's Hurricanes found themselves sidelined by frost as the Vancouver Metro Soccer League's premier division mushed their way through a miserable January weekend.


 
Ben Street

Street sets sights on NHL onramp

A chance for some of his mom's home cooking is just a side benefit to Ben Street's decision to head west.


 

Box brothers reunited on WLA 'Bellies

Michelle Toor scored a goal to help the Fraser Valley Phantom with the Pacific region AAA midget girls hockey final.


 

United hangs to beat Columbus

Surrey United finished off the first half of the Metro Women's Soccer League premier season by surviving a late scare in a 2-1 win on the road over Burnaby's Columbus Sunday.


 

United escapes with narrow win

The Surrey United Firefighters bounced back from a disappointing loss to West Van by upending Estrella de Chile 1-0 in Vancouver Metro Soccer League men's premier action Saturday.


 

Weekend offers bleak results

The score lines were as miserable as the weather last weekend with just one team from Surrey and North Delta cracking the win column in Vancouver Metro Soccer League premier action.


 

Hundal return lifts Delta

Lopsided scores were the order of the day for Surrey's Vancouver Metro Soccer League premier entries last weekend, while Delta United Hurricanes kept pace with a heavy-handed win of their own.