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By Jeremy Nuttall Star Vancouver Sat., March 2, 2019 PORT ALICE, B.C.—There were no fingers when Roger Nepper looked at his right hand, just “a piece of flapping skin.” So he had to use his left hand to pat out the flames on his stomach. This past September, Roger was in the upstairs washroom of his home in Port Alice, a secluded village on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. He was opening a parcel sent to his wife, Shirley Bowick, who watched a few feet away. The return address only said “Whitehorse, Yukon.” Bowick thought the box might contain the ashes of Roger’s brother, Leon Nepper, who lived in the Yukon. Leon’s health had been deteriorating; Roger and Shirley hadn’t heard from him in weeks and thought, perhaps, he had passed away. Instead the package exploded, blowing a hole through their lives. The walls and floor of the washroom were painted with blood. Smoke hung in the air as Roger wrapped … [Read more...] about He lost his fingers when his brother mailed them a bomb — and this B.C. couple will never find out why
Wall street money never sleeps
This ex-Wall Street top honcho just lent his entire collection to Iloilo’s art museum
Ed Valencia is addicted to art. “I love art, what can I say?" he tells us. "Charlie Co tells me I have this disease that is difficult to reverse." Valencia, whose art collection furnishes all the floors of the new Iloilo Contemporary Art Museum—a sweep that includes foreign art, local art, the work of Iloilo artists, and sculptures—has been collecting art since the 80s. Prints, canvases, you name it. This acquisitive addiction speaks of his natural affinity to beauty and truth (and to how each is the other, as in the famous Keats poem). Early on, Valencia already knew he didn’t want an ordinary life. He graduated at the top of his class from UP Iloilo, and was a CPA topnotcher. “I was the only one from the province in my batch that figured in the top 10 of my year, he says. Everyone was either from UP Diliman or from La Salle.” Soon the topnotcher began working for SGV—the firm so believed in his talents that they … [Read more...] about This ex-Wall Street top honcho just lent his entire collection to Iloilo’s art museum
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s peculiar conduct rattle Wall Street
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By Tom Krisher The Associated Press Fri., May 4, 2018 DETROIT—Elon Musk’s quirky behaviour has long been chalked up to that of a misunderstood genius. But never have his actions caused so much angst on Wall Street. Investors have for years endured millions of dollars in short-term losses in hopes of a long-term payoff. They might have even been able to stomach the $8.3 million (U.S.) that Telsa Inc. burns through each day. But it was a conference call Wednesday night that left many wondering how much more they can take. Just after the electric car and solar panel company announced a record first-quarter loss, the Tesla CEO cut off two analysts who sought some basic answers: details about the company’s cash needs and orders for its all-important Model 3 mass-market electric car. “These questions are so dry. They’re killing me,” Musk said as he dismissed an RBC Capital Markets analyst in favour of a blogger who served up queries more … [Read more...] about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s peculiar conduct rattle Wall Street
What I learned by eating, drinking and sleeping at Trump resorts from Vancouver to Scotland
By Jason Wilson Special to the Washington Post Sun., April 1, 2018 It’s just after dark in Vancouver’s downtown financial district, on a chilly autumn evening, and I’m gazing up at the twisting, triangular, neo-futurist Trump International Hotel & Tower, rising 63 storeys and 188 metres into the air. If you’re impressed by tall things, the Trump tower is pretty tall. But then I glance across West Georgia St., at the Living Shangri-La tower, rising 62 storeys but standing 200 metres tall. Which means that the Living Shangri-La is the tallest building here. For someone like Donald Trump who is obsessed with superlatives, it must be tough to have your name emblazoned on the second-tallest building in Vancouver. From where I stand, the Trump International Hotel & Tower is not particularly welcoming. It’s 7:30 p.m., but I see very few lights on the higher floors, and I wonder who lives in the darkened condominiums in the upper parts of … [Read more...] about What I learned by eating, drinking and sleeping at Trump resorts from Vancouver to Scotland
Trump’s doctor says he only sleeps 4-5 hours each night — and there could be a scientific reason why
President Donald J. Trump’s physician said on Tuesday that the president only sleeps about four or five hours a night. That’s a lot less than the average seven or eight hours of shut-eye most of the population gets. While for many, getting too little sleep can have some nasty consequences such as headaches and stomach problems, a tiny percentage of the population is able to thrive off just four to six hours, a phenomenon called “short sleeping.” Following President Donald Trump’s annual physical exam, his physician told reporters on Tuesday that the president only sleeps four to five hours a night. “He’s just one of those people, I think, that just does not require a lot of sleep,” Dr. Ronny Jackson said. It’s something Trump has discussed before – while on the campaign trail, Trump said, “You know, I’m not a big sleeper. I like three … [Read more...] about Trump’s doctor says he only sleeps 4-5 hours each night — and there could be a scientific reason why