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Doer Die? Water Wars II

Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer believes that water-shortage issues will dominate Canada/US relations in the next 5 years and that these "water wars" will make the present Pipeline debates seem trivial.

Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer believes that water-shortage issues will dominate Canada/US relations in the next 5 years and that these “water wars” will make the present Pipeline debates seem trivial.

Water Wars

Canada must prepare for  diplomatic stormy seas ahead as the US runs short of water, says Canada's Ambassador to the US,Gary Doer

Will the “Californian Swimming Pool” join rhe endangered species list?  Canada must prepare for diplomatic stormy seas ahead as the USA, runs short of water, says Canada’s Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer.

Pseudo-ham

Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a "meat emulsion", beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]

Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a “meat emulsion”, beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]

Ragnarök: The end of the world February 22nd

And if not tomorrow, then as soon as we run out of water

According to Viking legend, the world will end tomorrow.   [And if not tomorrow, then in the near future as the Earth runs out of water]

Pussy-footing around Sochi

Russian police continue to harass the protest-rock group, "Pussy Riot" who have dared to speak out against Putin's authority; arresting members of the band in trumped-up theft charges in Sochi.

Russian police continue to harass the protest-rock group, “Pussy Riot” who have dared to speak out against Putin’s authority; arresting members of the band in trumped-up theft charges in Sochi.

Skating on thin ice

Japanese figure skater performs in the Olympics to a violin sonata by discredited composer who pretended to be deaf

Japanese figure skate, Takahashi, performs in the Olympics to “Sonatina for Violin” by discredited composer Samuragochi who hired a “ghost writer” to compose the piece and who also faked deafness to gain fame and comparisons to Beethoven.

Blue-collar dogs: the short end of the stick?

The Taliban claims that it has captured a Nato dog

The Taliban claims that it has captured a NATO Military dog in Afghanistan. [Dogs are used for bomb-sniffing and raids.]

The Olympics are going to the dogs!

Stray dogs are wandering through the Olympic sites in Sochi. Rumours say that officials are poisoning them to avoid any embarrassing interruptions at Olympic events.

Stray dogs are wandering through the Olympic sites in Sochi. Rumours say that officials are poisoning them to avoid any embarrassing interruptions at Olympic events.

Apple Falls

Apple stocks fall $45.45 or 8% even as the company celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Mac

Apple stocks fall $45.45 or 8% even as the company celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Mac

Angry Birds!

Animal Rights groups are pleading with the Pope Francis to stop releasing Doves in St perter's Square after several incidents where the peace symbols became sitting ducks for preditory crows and gulls

“Doves of Peace”, released by Pope Francis in front of the crowds in St Perter’s Square, became sitting ducks for predatory crows and gulls