As Mayor Bloomberg debates banning trans fats (hydrogen mixed with vegetable oil) in NYC restaurants, Canada is apparently considering banning them nation-wide. They would not be the first country to do so, as Denmark banned them in 2003. Some of the data now being collected is hard to believe: The CTV and Globe and Mail … Continue reading The risk of eating at KFC→
I can not resist commenting on this story. It does not surprise me that a three-year old child was able to use a computer to purchase a real automobile on an auction site. In fact I can just imagine a high-tech company executive telling his/her staff “I want this system to be simple enough for … Continue reading Parents log out of eBay→
Sad story about the psychological effects of managing a system that can not be trusted. Two miners whose jobs included watching for safety hazards inside the Sago Mine before the deadly explosion last January committed suicide in the past month. Neither man had been blamed for the disaster that killed 12 of their comrades, and … Continue reading Mine safety workers commit suicide→
The Amnesty International site offers some background to their opposition and criticism of the Bush administration’s detainee program: On June 29, 2006, the Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision that found the commissions as currently constructed to be invalid. The Court held that the President did not have the authority to convene military commissions that … Continue reading Amnesty International opposes Bush pot shots→