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It窶冱 been 20 years
Remembering Bhopal
It is already December 3rd in in Bhopal, India. As the sun rises, thousands of people are gathering in the streets for what will be a major demonstration. It is to remember what happened there on this day 20 years ago. Some 40 tons of poisonous gas leaked out of a pesticide factory owned by Union Carbide Company. Officials say nearly 15,000 people died that night and in the following months. Hundreds of thousands of survivors still suffer. Many are still waiting for full compensation. But as Miranda Kennedy reports from Bhopal, some survivors took what they could get from the company and set about trying to begin again.
After 20 Years, Effects of Bhopal Tragedy Linger
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/02/PM200412022.html
other bits:
On December 3, 1984, a chemical plant run by Union Carbide and located in Bhopal, India released about 40 tons of a toxic gas which was an intermediate chemical used in creating pesticides. (That is, the plant was in the business of creating chemicals deadly to life.) Safety at the plant had not been a concern of management; numerous safety systems were offline or non-functional. The gas cloud drifted over the city and killed thousands of people, and inflicted permanent injury to hundreds of thousands more. It was the worst industrial accident to date. Today, the site remains a contaminated wasteland, unusable and never cleaned up. The survivors have been minimally compensated, but as time passes, enough of them have died that compensation may now be in the works.
Bhopal disaster - Wikipedia
BBC NEWS | Programmes | File on 4 | US firm 'knew of dangers' at Bhopal plant
BBC News | In pictures
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bhopal 'faces risk of poisoning'
http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6987580
I wonder if PETA will get involved for all the animals that were undoubtedly slain as well?
And here is something for the downloaders?
In the Legal Wars Over Internet Downloads, Could TV Be Next?
In the Legal Wars Over Internet Downloads, Could TV Be Next?
Two weeks ago, Hollywood studios filed their first lawsuits against people accused of illegally downloading movies from the Internet. The music industry has plenty of experience fighting online file sharers in the courts. Commentator Paul Ford says that he's happy the television industry hasn't sent its lawyers after downloaders -- yet.
Geo Quiz:
Can you name the 7 ancient Wonders of the World?
Answers below: (don't cheat!)
This should become a controversial topic soon:
Can the 'Christ' Be Kept in Christmas?
Can the 'Christ' Be Kept in Christmas?
For years, church groups have been fighting to play down the retail aspects of Christmas and play up the holiday's religious significance. Commentator John Boykin shares their frustration, but not their solution. He proposes making Christmas into a gift-giving secular holiday, and move what little of Christ is left over to Easter.
Negotiating women
The story below (by listening to the report) also has a web link on a site used to show what is considered "standard" for the various industries.
In October the unemployment rate was 5.5 percent. Analysts will be disappointed if the November figure doesn't fall to 5.4 percent. Those same analysts expect payrolls to rise by 200,000. When it comes time to negotiate salaries, some experts say women tend to sell themselves short. The theory goes women have been taught not to be too pushy, and because of cultural biases, men tend to get away with it. But as Work and Family correspondent Sarah Gardner reports, some women are beginning to catch on ...
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/02/PM200412025.html
This smells of the RIAA/MPAA
http://news.com.com/BitTorrent+serv...54.html?part=rss&tag=5473754&subj=news.7349.5
"CNet News.com reports that popular BitTorrent tracker hosts such as Suprnova and LokiTorrent underwent DDoS attacks on Wednesday (I'll bet you noticed). The culprits are primarily unknown, but these sites were flooded beyond control from the attack. This appears to be striking an interest in revising the BT protocol and Suprnova's interest in making their own protocol."
Divorce rates are rising in Japan
What is interesting about this story is it is very Japanesey... (you'll need to download the wma file to listen to the story....hint)
Japan report (6:30)
The divorce rate in Japan is rising sharply...especially the so-called silver divorces -- a split among people in their 40s and 50s. The World's Patrick Cox reports.
http://www.theworld.org/content/12019.wma
Recently divorced Yoneko Serashima now drives a taxi to make ends meet.
Lassie窶濡et the Oncologist!
By Megan Mansell Williams
November 15, 2004 | Biology & Medicine
Forget 窶徨oll over窶 or 窶徭hake.窶 Researchers in Britain have shown Fido capable of a more significant trick: sniffing out cancer.
http://www.discover.com/web-exclusives/lassie-get-the-oncologist1115/
Finding Old Yoyogi:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fe20041203se.htm
nice pics
Gee, snapping turtles are considered dangerous animals....imagine that!
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041203/kyodo/d86ns64o0.html
You'd think people would have better sense than releasing them....
Geo Quiz answers
Today's answers are the seven wonders of the world...
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6. The Colossus of Rhodes
7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Now there's an online campaign to come up with a modern list of the 7 wonders of the world....as The World's David Leveille reports.
http://www.theworld.org/content/120210.wma
It窶冱 been 20 years
Remembering Bhopal
It is already December 3rd in in Bhopal, India. As the sun rises, thousands of people are gathering in the streets for what will be a major demonstration. It is to remember what happened there on this day 20 years ago. Some 40 tons of poisonous gas leaked out of a pesticide factory owned by Union Carbide Company. Officials say nearly 15,000 people died that night and in the following months. Hundreds of thousands of survivors still suffer. Many are still waiting for full compensation. But as Miranda Kennedy reports from Bhopal, some survivors took what they could get from the company and set about trying to begin again.
After 20 Years, Effects of Bhopal Tragedy Linger
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/02/PM200412022.html
other bits:
On December 3, 1984, a chemical plant run by Union Carbide and located in Bhopal, India released about 40 tons of a toxic gas which was an intermediate chemical used in creating pesticides. (That is, the plant was in the business of creating chemicals deadly to life.) Safety at the plant had not been a concern of management; numerous safety systems were offline or non-functional. The gas cloud drifted over the city and killed thousands of people, and inflicted permanent injury to hundreds of thousands more. It was the worst industrial accident to date. Today, the site remains a contaminated wasteland, unusable and never cleaned up. The survivors have been minimally compensated, but as time passes, enough of them have died that compensation may now be in the works.
Bhopal disaster - Wikipedia
BBC NEWS | Programmes | File on 4 | US firm 'knew of dangers' at Bhopal plant
BBC News | In pictures
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bhopal 'faces risk of poisoning'
http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6987580
I wonder if PETA will get involved for all the animals that were undoubtedly slain as well?
And here is something for the downloaders?
In the Legal Wars Over Internet Downloads, Could TV Be Next?
In the Legal Wars Over Internet Downloads, Could TV Be Next?
Two weeks ago, Hollywood studios filed their first lawsuits against people accused of illegally downloading movies from the Internet. The music industry has plenty of experience fighting online file sharers in the courts. Commentator Paul Ford says that he's happy the television industry hasn't sent its lawyers after downloaders -- yet.
Geo Quiz:
Can you name the 7 ancient Wonders of the World?
Answers below: (don't cheat!)
This should become a controversial topic soon:
Can the 'Christ' Be Kept in Christmas?
Can the 'Christ' Be Kept in Christmas?
For years, church groups have been fighting to play down the retail aspects of Christmas and play up the holiday's religious significance. Commentator John Boykin shares their frustration, but not their solution. He proposes making Christmas into a gift-giving secular holiday, and move what little of Christ is left over to Easter.
Negotiating women
The story below (by listening to the report) also has a web link on a site used to show what is considered "standard" for the various industries.
In October the unemployment rate was 5.5 percent. Analysts will be disappointed if the November figure doesn't fall to 5.4 percent. Those same analysts expect payrolls to rise by 200,000. When it comes time to negotiate salaries, some experts say women tend to sell themselves short. The theory goes women have been taught not to be too pushy, and because of cultural biases, men tend to get away with it. But as Work and Family correspondent Sarah Gardner reports, some women are beginning to catch on ...
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/02/PM200412025.html
This smells of the RIAA/MPAA
http://news.com.com/BitTorrent+serv...54.html?part=rss&tag=5473754&subj=news.7349.5
"CNet News.com reports that popular BitTorrent tracker hosts such as Suprnova and LokiTorrent underwent DDoS attacks on Wednesday (I'll bet you noticed). The culprits are primarily unknown, but these sites were flooded beyond control from the attack. This appears to be striking an interest in revising the BT protocol and Suprnova's interest in making their own protocol."
Divorce rates are rising in Japan
What is interesting about this story is it is very Japanesey... (you'll need to download the wma file to listen to the story....hint)
Japan report (6:30)
The divorce rate in Japan is rising sharply...especially the so-called silver divorces -- a split among people in their 40s and 50s. The World's Patrick Cox reports.
http://www.theworld.org/content/12019.wma
Recently divorced Yoneko Serashima now drives a taxi to make ends meet.
Lassie窶濡et the Oncologist!
By Megan Mansell Williams
November 15, 2004 | Biology & Medicine
Forget 窶徨oll over窶 or 窶徭hake.窶 Researchers in Britain have shown Fido capable of a more significant trick: sniffing out cancer.
http://www.discover.com/web-exclusives/lassie-get-the-oncologist1115/
Finding Old Yoyogi:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fe20041203se.htm
nice pics
Gee, snapping turtles are considered dangerous animals....imagine that!
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041203/kyodo/d86ns64o0.html
You'd think people would have better sense than releasing them....
Geo Quiz answers
Today's answers are the seven wonders of the world...
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6. The Colossus of Rhodes
7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Now there's an online campaign to come up with a modern list of the 7 wonders of the world....as The World's David Leveille reports.
http://www.theworld.org/content/120210.wma
