The “ig” was code for iGoogle. - Google has launched iGoogle as a way to personalize the home page. “Google hopes to make it easy for just about anyone to customize its Web site with a do-it-yourself gadget maker. Among other things, the new tool kit will allow people to create gadgets […]
Apple seems to be addressing some battery issues in the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. According to Apple, this is a performance issue and not a safety problem. However, there are reports that the batteries are swelling. In light of the recent battery recalls, including one from Acer, this certainly would give […]
It’s legal to carry a concealed weapon at Utah colleges. This is not a reaction to the tragedy at Virginia Tech. This is the state’s legislation. In 2004, “the Legislature passed a law expressly saying the university is covered by a state law that allows concealed weapons on state property. The university […]
It is not accidental. You suspected that all along. Pets are lost because of melamine and because of greed.
David Barboza and Alexei Barrionuevo filed a report from Zhangqiu, China. “The melamine powder has been dubbed “fake protein” and is used to deceive those who raise animals into thinking they are […]
I may be on the ‘Terrorist Watch List’. You may be on the ‘Terrorist Watch List’. Dr. Walter F. Murphy definitely is on the ‘Terrorist Watch List’.
Dr. Murphy was a decorated Marine colonel and is a Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He is a constitutional scholar. One would think that a […]
After the tragedy at Virginia Tech, there has been a refocus on campus safety and security. Purdue University is planning to implement an alert system that incorporates Facebook:
“Facebook is part of the school’s multi-pronged emergency alert plan that also includes sirens, phone trees and e-mail alerts, Purdue spokeswoman Jeanne Norberg said Wednesday.
‘Right now we […]
While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) work to contain the spreading disaster of the tainted pet food problem, there is an interesting disparity to note. Lisa Wade McCormick, in an article for ConsumerAffairs.com, points out that “the USDA will compensate hog farmers affected by the […]
I know that it seems like I am doing endless articles about what not to feed your pets. Please believe me when I say that I am as frustrated with doing these ‘recalled pet food posts’, as you are of seeing them. Nevertheless, “Chenango Valley Pet Foods has begun voluntarily recalling pet foods […]
DNA testing could identify you as a health risk to a potential employer. It can identify you as possibly a poor risk for insurance coverage. There could be discrimination based on genetic, DNA evidence. Legislation is going before the Senate to address these issues. Unfortunately, the “bill was first introduced in […]
Australia has banned Snoop Dogg. He failed the character test. “”He doesn’t seem the sort of bloke we want in this country,” Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews told Sydney’s Macquarie Radio.”
link: Snoop Dogg banned from Australia
It is somewhat ironic. Doesn’t Australia have a long history of dealing with convicts? I believe, […]
