September 13, 2009

risk management

The people of Dhaka are as worried as anyone about the possibly dreadful impact of Swine Flu. In fact, as residents of a hugely overcrowded and unhygienic city, with poor medical facilities, they have more reason to worry than most.

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The first three deaths have just occurred, and face masks are now being sold on the street corners.

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But not a lot else has changed – for example it is still perfectly normal to ignore the onrushing cars and dodge through the traffic. What’s dangerous about that?

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September 3, 2009

Not getting the joke

It pays not to believe everything you read…

The New Nation, “Bangladesh’s Independent News Source”, is running this story, which presumably one its editors found on the web and decided to copy and paste. 

Conspiracy Theorist Convinces Armstrong Moon landing was faked

Onion News Network, Lebanon, Ohio

Apollo 11 mission commander and famed astronaut Neil Armstrong shocked reporters at a press conference Monday, announcing he had been convinced that his historic first step on the moon was part of an elaborate hoax orchestrated by the United States government.

According to Armstrong, he was forced to reconsider every single detail of the monumental journey after watching a few persuasive YouTube videos, and reading several blog posts on conspiracy theorist Ralph Coleman’s website, OmissionControl.org.