Showing posts with label News/Gossip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News/Gossip. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Playstation 2 component incites African war...

As i browse online, i came across to this article about the PSP 2, and i can't imagine that a metal used in Sony’s Play station 2 and similar devices has resulted in drastic consequences. Since a high demand for the metallic ore, coltan. After processing, coltan turns into a powder called tantalum, which is used extensively in a wealth of western electronic devices including cell phones, computers and, of course, game consoles. It lead to some disagreement and force labor in the congo society. For you to understand more about it, here's some of the line of the article i am talking about.

"Allegedly, the demand for coltan prompted Rwandan military groups and western mining companies to plunder hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the rare metal, often by forcing prisoners-of-war and even children to work in the country's coltan mines. "Kids in Congo were being sent down mines to die so that kids in Europe and America could kill imaginary aliens in their living rooms," said Ex-British Parliament Member Oona King." And to read the whole article kindly visit Playstation 2 component incites African war.

About Joseph Baniak!

Joseph Baniak with U.S. Ambassador to the country of Oman.
His name is Joseph Baniak, For sure you heard a lot about him. He served as tours of active duty in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq and retired from the military with the rank of Major.He devoted 14 years of honorable service as an Officer in the United States Air force and beside being a devoted officer he also served as a Program Manager for the United States Air Force in Iraq. He done a lot of good deeds for the country of America and helps our people. To know more about him kindly visit Joseph Baniak.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Goodbye to Estelle Getty...

I'm sure you know who i am talking about, Estelle Getty best known as "Sophia" on the "Golden Girls" She's one of my favs and for me she's a very good comedian. I always watch Golden Girls every week, and even they show it at 1:00AM - 1:30 EARLY IN THE MORNING, i still wait for it because it really makes me laugh, and i like all the cast too. I will always remembered Estella Getty and her words of wisdom every time she shared a story in the show. She may be gone but all those laughters that she shared to the people will always remain in their heart.

Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica. To read the whole story visit Estella Getty.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Deadliest job in America: Working on cell phone towers!

As i search for something in yahoo. I came across to this article, Deadliest Job in America: Working on cell phone Tower; and it caught my attention. because how come that working on a cell phone tower could be that dangerous. So, i read it and i do believe that it is for being so careless the reason for it. But i could not figure out, why some people/workers could be that careless? They should be taking extra careful on working for such a kind of job. And for you to understand, Below the whole article about it.


Next time you can't get a cell phone signal in the middle of town, put your problem in perspective: New figures show that the deadliest job in America now goes to the men and women who construct, upgrade, and repair cell phone towers.

According to a story in this week's RCR Wireless News (no online link yet), building and climbing towers (which can be hundreds of feet tall) is more dangerous than ranching, fishing, logging, and even ironworking. The fatality rate is currently 183.6 deaths per 100,000 workers: Five tower workers died during one 12-day span earlier this year alone. 18 tower workers died on the job in 2006.

The cause for the runup in tower worker deaths isn't completely clear, but it's likely a combination of careless working practices (workers not using safety gear 100 percent of the time, or not using it correctly) and network operators pushing to build out and upgrade their networks too quickly. Hard to blame carriers for wanting to get faster networks up and running, but not at the cost of human life. (RCR is careful to note that the investigation into the rise in fatalities is too early to attribute to any specific source.)

Oddly, a loophole in OSHA rules may make it difficult for changes to happen quickly: Towers are often constructed by small contractors instead of the carriers or the owners of the towers. Since the carrier isn't on site during the construction of the tower, the contractor receives the fine and the carrier and owner face no sanctions. (That hasn't stopped the families of some of the deceased workers from suing carriers, though.)

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