Polio: No “sugar-coating” the bad news
The World Health Organization has declared an International Emergency as the deadly Polio disease, once thought eradicated, makes a resurgence.
BC Grads 2020?
Tinkering with education to produce tailors, soldiers, sailors? The BC government’s new plan for higher education will emphasis producing workers for trades and industry.
The Statue of David’s Achilles Heel
Calling Dr. Scholl’s! Michelangelo’s famous statue of David in Florence has several micro-fractures in its ankles.
Pipeline spills have “positive effects”?!
![Kinder Morgan says that there can be economic benefits from oil spills in its proposal to the Canadian Government. [A boom in rubber gloves and Downy dish soap sales?]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1502201406052014_2.jpg)
Kinder Morgan says in its proposal to the Canadian Government that there can be economic benefits from oil spills. [A boom in rubber-glove and dish-soap sales?]
“Sterling” Silver Medal?
NBA commissioner Adam Silver does the right thing and bans LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life because of his shocking racist comments.
May Day, May Day!
The rich 1% hold 99% of the wealth
Gray’s Elegy
Renowned and respected Liberal Parliamentarian and former deputy prime minister Herb Ray dies. Stephen Harper does NOT grant him a State funeral, despite granting one to Conservative Jim Flaherty a week earlier. [State funerals are offered at the whim of the Prime Minister: a “Gray area”.]
Putting the squeeze on limes
Key Lime hits a sour note:
A lime shortage, caused by bad weather, diseases and drug cartels in Mexico, has quadrupled the price.
Zonkey: Khumba-Ya!
“It is a pity you only inherited your mother’s pyjama bottoms!”
A rare zebra-donkey cross, named “Khumba” has been born at a Mexican zoo.
Total Recall! 2013/14
It has been a year the auto industry would like to forget: GM has recalled 4.2 million vehicles, Toyota 1.8 million Jeep 1.5, Chrysler and Honda over 800,000, Ford 500,000
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