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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths
It’s a Mad Mad Mad…Quirky World
List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
March
A 21-year-old Spanish man died from electrocution after climbing on top of a train to take a selfie with friends and touching a wire that (contrary to the assumptions of the group) turned out to be live. One of the friends was taken to hospital and reported to subsequently be “in serious condition.”[4]
April
A 17-year-old Russian amateur photographer climbed atop a railway bridge in Saint Petersburg to take a selfie. She lost her balance and fell to her death.[5][6]
A 32-year-old woman from North Carolina collided with a truck moments after posting selfies of herself online. [7]
May
Puerto Rican musician Jadiel El Tsunami died in an accident shortly after taking a selfie on his motorbike.[8] He had previously released a track entitled, “Me Descontrolo” (“I lose control”).[9][10]
The pilot of a Cessna 150K and his passenger were killed when the pilot was distracted taking selfies and lost control of the plane.[11]
July
A 14-year-old high school student in the Philippines fell to her death after losing her balance while taking a selfie with a friend near a staircase landing of their school in suburban Pasig. According to doctors, she sustained a sharp blow to the head from the fall and broke a rib which pierced a kidney.[12]
More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths
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It’s all about the money:’ Iraq War veteran ends up homeless after $25 traffic ticket spirals to $4,000
Casey Campbell, an Iraq War veteran, ended up homeless after a $25 traffic ticket grew into thousands due to various fees
Critics are calling California’s traffic citation system a money-making scam that targets minorities and low-income residents
The state’s Judicial Council approved a new rule allowing drivers to appear in court to challenge their ticket without having to pay a fine first
Governor Jerry Brown called the traffic court system a ‘hellhole of desperation’ for the poor
Official bilingualism costs $2.4B a year: study
As more and more Canadians speak languages other than English and French, the federal and provincial governments are spending $2.4-billion annually on official bilingualism, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute.
The 10 provinces spend a total of $900-million annually on minority language services, with the bulk going toward French-language education outside Quebec and English-language education inside Quebec. Ontario spends the most, doling out $623-million — or $1,275 for each minority member. While Quebec ranks third in overall spending at $51-million annually, it spends the least per minority member — mostly anglophones — at just $85 a head.
The study is believed to be the first attempt at measuring and comparing provincial spending on bilingualism, and comes three years after the think-tank’s report pegging the federal cost of bilingualism at $1.5-billion, not counting transfer payments to the provinces.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/official-bilingualism-costs-2-4b-a-year-study