A recent salmonella outbreak has left the government searching for the cause. It is believed to have been started from cantaloupes from a Honduran manufacturer. The government recommends for all citizens to dispose of all cantaloupes from the company Agropecuaria Montelibano.
At this point in time, 50 people have already become sick from the melons, and 14 are left hospitalized.
JetBlue (yes, the company that received much media attention less than a year ago for keeping passengers on an airplane before a delayed take-off for an exuberant amount of time) announced plans for their new scheme to make a little more money.
I recently heard about a winemaker who decided to have his nose insured for $8 million dollars. He claims that his nose is the most important tool in determining the quality of his wine, even more than taste. He was inspired to insure his sense of smell when he heard of a man who lost his sense of smell in a car accident.
Apple is currently looking into providing access to its entire iTunes library to customers with the purchase of an iPod or iPhone. They are currently thinking about charging either $100 at the time of purchase for unlimited access for the usage of the devise, or a monthly fee of approximately $7. This would be the customer’s choice, between the two.
I recently heard that a girl I knew has been murdered. I didn’t know her well, but she lived just down the street from me. She seemed very sweet, and she was a beautiful girl; just 21 years old.
So, last Monday, the Vatican released a list of seven new sins, the “social sins.” This list includes stem-cell research, causing poverty, and being environmentally unfriendly. These new seven sins have been added onto the “deadly” list, which is rounded off by excessive wealth, contributing to the widening divide between rich and poor, drug abuse, and birth control.
About a week ago, I read heard a lot of stuff on the news about a probe finding drugs in drinking water. Among the pharmaceuticals found were antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones. The concentrations of the drugs is supposedly minimal, but I can’t help but wonder what tiny affect they may have when taken over a long period of time.
I’m not one for personal accounts on these blogs, but for this, I’ll make an exception. Well, I’d hope that you could tell from the title of this blog that the subject matter is acceptance to universities.
