Category: Government
Avoid poisoned milk made from China or Taiwan
I received this email from my aunt, title “Food Inc. China.” Posting it here for archival purposes. ——- Make sure you read to the very end — very interesting — perhaps the best way to tell where things are made… China milk poisoning incidents make everyone afraid to look at the daily news report. Everyday,…
Earth Clock
Watch the world’s population and environmental stats in (somewhat) real-time. Disclaimer: Found this through the EcoSource Blog and developed by Poodwaddle.com. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.poodwaddle.com/earthclock.swf” height=”350″ width=”440″ /]
US, UK and friends have cyber-war party
From The Register: Business and government leaders from the US, UK and three other countries will spend much of this week simulating and defending against a large-scale cyber attack in an exercise designed to strengthen coordinated responses to what many perceive as a growing threat. The exercises are designed to sharpen and assess participants’ ability…
Exponential aging from chronic stress
Sad thing what politics – or for that matter, jobs that cause unhealthy stress – can do to a man…take Tony Blair, for example. From the BBC, here are pictures of him, showing how he has aged in 10 years. Yes, he is successful; yes, he is wealthy, but whoa, he’s aged a lot! In…
Inefficiency of Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles
There was a need for me to obtain an affidavit and power of attorney document from the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles for my upcoming 3-week trip to the Philippines. So on February 28, 2008, I went, filled out and paid the fees, and was told to come pick it up on March 3, 2008,…