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.
Harp[er]ooning the Humpback Whale
Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government has downgraded protection for the endangered Pacific Humpback Whale in order to remove environmental obstacles from the proposed project to ship oil from the Northern Gateway pipeline
24 Skidoo!
A recent SFU study has concluded that our brains re “over the hill” by age 24. Sadly, another study has shown that our brains don’t reach maturity until age 25!
Flush with cash?
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced the winner of the “Reinvent the Toilet Challenge”. The $100,000 first prize went to the California Institute of Technology for a solar-powered toilet which turns waste into hydrogen and electricity.
Einstein: “Happy Birthday to me”
Albert Einstein, born March 14th, 1879, plays “Opus 135”
Drone ships?
![Rolls Royce is currently designing unmanned cargo ships and the EU is funding a 3.5 million-Euro study on Maritime Unmanned Navigation. [However, unmanned ships have plied the seas for hundreds of years: The Flying Dutchman, The Mary Celeste, The Black Pearl...]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1502201403032014.jpg)
Rolls Royce is currently designing unmanned cargo ships and the EU is funding a 3.5 million-Euro study on Maritime Unmanned Navigation. [However, unmanned ships have plied the seas for hundreds of years: The Flying Dutchman, The Mary Celeste, The Black Pearl…]
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.
Herring-loss
A Judge has overruled Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea’s decision to open the Vancouver Island Herring fishery after hearing that Shea refused to listen to the recommendations of the scientists in her own department to keep the fishing closed to protect the threatened species.
Lost in Space
Industry Minister James Moore announces the Conservative Government plans to make the Canadian Space Industry a “global leader” despite no new funding and large cuts to the Agency’s budget over the past 2 years.
Apple Falls
Apple stocks fall $45.45 or 8% even as the company celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Mac
