Category Archives: Everything else

Oil spill who to blame

Posted on June 24, 2010 by admin

The beaches in Alabama are as white as sugar, wide, and very beautiful. The chemical makeup of the sand on the beaches is quartz. To think of what is happening to the beaches makes us very sad and apprehensive. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged Alabama, chemical makeup, exploration, Great Britain, Gulf of Mexico, oil, oil rig, problem, public relations nightmare, Sea, sea turtles, small business owners, technology, the Gulf, U.S., United States | Leave a comment

World Cup soccer could kill you

Posted on June 15, 2010 by admin

Take care when you’re watching the World Cup. It could be hazardous to your health – especially if you’re favourite team is facing a tough game or shoot out. According to a study published in the New England Journal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Everything else | Tagged acute myocardial infarction, Argentina, british medical journal, cardiac arrhythmia, cup, England, fifa world cup, Germany, heart, Munich, New England, new england journal, study, team, world | Leave a comment

Muslim woman denied job at McDonalds

Posted on April 14, 2010 by admin

A Muslim woman from Troy filed a bias complaint today, saying she was denied a job at a McDonald’s restaurant in Rochester Hills because of her religion and ethnicity. A McDonald’s official said their restaurant chain does not discriminate and … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged american islamic relations, Bangladesh, Barlaskar, equal opportunity employment, equal opportunity employment commission, federal employment laws, Joan Rachelson, Job, job discrimination, manager, McDonald, Michigan, restaurant, Rochester, Troy, U.S., United States, Walid | Leave a comment

Missing Lesson From the Mine Tragedy

Posted on April 12, 2010 by admin

In the wake of last week’s disaster at Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, it’s become increasingly clear that CEO Don Blankenship has gamed the loophole-laden mine safety enforcement system. Despite a supposedly tougher federal law … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged America, Brown, CEO Don Blankenship, Company, don blankenship, Energy, enforcement, God, Kimberly Freeman, Massey, massey energy company, MINE, mine safety and health administration, Mr. Obama, Randy Cox, Safety, sago west virginia, Wall Street, West Virginia, west virginia mine explosion | Leave a comment

Some dating services just not that into you

Posted on April 12, 2010 by admin

It’s bad enough when a potential suitor breaks your heart. Now, dating services are causing grief for consumers. The Better Business Bureau said complaints in northern Illinois about matchmaking services have more than doubled to 137 in the last year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged bbb, better business bureau, matchmaking, matchmaking services, month, northern Illinois, PERIOD, pressure sales tactics, suitor | Leave a comment

Iran complains about U.S. rhetoric

Posted on April 12, 2010 by admin

The Iranian government will file formal complaints with the United Nations against the United States for making nuclear threats against Iran, officials said. U.S. President Barack Obama left the door open for a possible strike against “outliers” Iran and North … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged barack obama, conference, Gulf, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, nuclear posture review, nuclear threats, persian gulf, program, proliferation issues, Review, U.S., United States, use, washington, week | Leave a comment

branson complaint letter response

Posted on April 9, 2010 by admin

This is a letter recently received by the Virgin Atlantic customer complaints team and is currently being hailed on news blogs, such as this one on The Telegraph as possibly the funniest customer complaint letter ever. I love the Virgin … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged baaji, culinary journey, custard, desert, generous sprinkling, green paste, left, MUSTARD, Richard, Sponge, virgin atlantic | Leave a comment

Can the Pope be charged as a criminal?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

Protests are growing against Pope Benedict XVI’s planned trip this fall to Britain, where the legal world is debating whether the Vatican’s implicit statehood could shield the Pope from potential prosecution related to sex crimes by pedophile priests. More than … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else | Tagged abuse, Benedict, Benedict XVI, Britain, Catholic, catholic institutions, Church, Congregation, England, Europe, Lawrence Murphy, pedophile priests, Pope, pope benedict, pope benedict xvi, prime minister gordon brown, Scotland, St. John, Vatican, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

India launch cow urine soft drink

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India’s Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine. The bovine brew is in the final stages of development by the … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, Everything else | Tagged cow, cow dung, cow urine, department, Don, drink, hindu, hindu caste system, hindu nationalist movement, India, Mr Prakash, Prakash, rashtriya swayamsevak sangh, urine | Leave a comment

Mortgage refinancing penalties prompt backlash

Posted on March 25, 2010 by admin

Low interest rates may have made mortgages cheaper. They have also made Douglas Melville a much busier man. His office, which handles complaints from consumers about their banks, has seen a spike in the number of new cases it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else, Goverment | Tagged Douglas Melville, fixed rate mortgage, interest, IRD, Michael Davie, mortgage, Mr. Davie, Mr. Melville, Ottawa, penalty, rate, time lows, variable rate mortgage | Leave a comment

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