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Apr 17, 20080
What’s In Vancouver News On April 17 2008 (In The Afternoon)
What’s in the news today? Translink cops use tasers on fare evaders, Vancouver Island Cocaine Sailor wants mercy and natives want to riot like Tibetans in case they don’t get enough money before the Olympics.
Is Translink Police, who’s the only armed transit police in Canada, electrocutes fare evaders? The force’s board of directors now has a majority of senior police officers on it, which has been adding to concerns about the force’s use of Tasers on SkyTrain passengers.
The Canadian Press reports that B.C Natives plan to use same strategy as Tibetans in the upcoming Winter Olympic games. Canada’s top native chief says the Vancouver Olympics are a potential target for First Nations protest much like Beijing has been a flashpoint for Tibet supporters.
Vancouver Island cocaine sailor asks for mercy - Court martial continues for former navy officer who used drug off-duty
Vancouver Sun reporter John Mackie says that Developer Marc Williams wants to restore the old Pantages Theatre at 144 East Hastings and this at the cost of $26 million. Up to 136 units of social housing may be built in a new building adjacent to the theatre.
The City of Vancouver OK’s automatic toilets after testing these for one year and 20,800 flushes later, the City’s self-cleaning toilet near the Main Street SkyTrain station has been judged a success worthy of further expansion.
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Apr 17, 20080
Hi Kids, Mommy Has New Boobs!
You are getting breast implant surgery to enhance your image but don’t know how to explain it to your kids? No problemo… A new picture book about plastic surgery aims to explain why mom is getting a flatter tummy, a ‘prettier’ nose or bigger boobs.
Bookmark this article:“When she was pregnant with her son Junior, who turns nine this month, Gabriela Acosta ballooned from 115 pounds to 196. Acosta lost the weight but wound up with stretched, saggy skin. Even her son noticed it. He told her that her stomach looked “pruney,” the result, he thought, of staying in the shower too long. So the 29-year-old stay-at-home mom scheduled a consultation with Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Bal Harbour, Fla.
Acosta told Salzhauer that she wasn’t sure how to talk to her son about the procedures she was considering. That’s when he showed her the manuscript for his children’s picture book, “My Beautiful Mommy” (Big Tent Books), out this Mother’s Day. It features a perky mother explaining to her child why she’s having cosmetic surgery (a nose job and tummy tuck). Naturally, it has a happy ending: mommy winds up “even more” beautiful than before, and her daughter is thrilled.” [Newsweek]
Apr 17, 20080
Antibiotic Alligator
Apr 17, 20080
U.S Politics: The Boss Just Announced That He Supports Obama
“Over here on E Street, we’re proud to support Obama for President,” The Boss said. Citing the need for a “great American reclamation project” to restore the damage done to the United States during the Bush administration, Springsteen writes on his website that Obama is the candidate best able to bring a “new moral purpose” back to the country.
Bookmark this article:“At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. While these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have been ripped out of the context and fabric of the man’s life and vision, so well described in his excellent book, Dreams From My Father, often in order to distract us from discussing the real issues: war and peace, the fight for economic and racial justice, reaffirming our Constitution, and the protection and enhancement of our environment.”[Bruce Sprinsteen]
Apr 17, 20080
In Vancouver Blogs Today:
KITSILANO.CA
Rob says, “Vancouver Museum to leave Kitsilano? […]The Vancouver Museum is one the country’s largest and oldest civic museums - established in 1894, it moved to its current location on Vanier Point in Kitsilano in 1968.” link
GAY SENIOR HOMES proposed in Vancouver - […] Plans have been unveiled for a condominium for Vancouver’s LGBT seniors to be built by an American company that already has completed a similar project in New Mexico. link
Apr 17, 20080
TV Benefits Your Children
Apr 16, 20080
Mona Lisa Mutants
Check out these Mona Lisa mutants created by Japanese artist Naoto Hattori. I wonder what Leonardo Da Vinci would think of that, anyway, I let you be the judge of that. link
Apr 16, 20080
Cool Breast Feeding Campain In The U.K
A breast feeding campaign is dedicated to increasing the number of young mothers in Lancashire who choose to breastfeed. It’s a very trendy and contemporary campain. The campaign has been informed at all stages by the opinions and experiences of real, local, young breastfeeding mothers. link
Apr 16, 20080
In Vancouver Blogs Today:
RANDOM TOUGHTS
RAUL says, “I am (as many of you may know or may not know) a non-native English speaker. However, I speak six other languages in addition to my native tongue, so if you’ve heard me speak, you probably know that it is *really* hard to tell my accent. I speak good enough (this is commonly designated near-native fluency) to not only make myself understood, but to have been able to create deep friendships and share meanings and communicate my thoughts with fairly good precision.” link
KEIRA-ANNE.COM
Oui, c’est vrai! Sometimes a girl needs a little retail therapy to make herself feel better, and sometimes she needs it for no reason whatsoever. link
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