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Legal downloads swamped by piracy on BBC
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Contaminated Milk in China
Excerpt from BBC News:
Two men have been given the death penalty for their involvement in China's contaminated milk scandal.
The former boss of the Sanlu dairy at the centre of the scandal was given life imprisonment.
They are among 21 sentences being handed down by the court in northern China, where Sanlu is based.
The scandal, in which melamine was added to raw milk to make it appear higher in protein, led to the deaths of six babies and made some 300,000 ill.
It caused outrage in China and has tainted the image of the country's food industry both at home and abroad.
Two men have been given the death penalty for their involvement in China's contaminated milk scandal.
The former boss of the Sanlu dairy at the centre of the scandal was given life imprisonment.
They are among 21 sentences being handed down by the court in northern China, where Sanlu is based.
The scandal, in which melamine was added to raw milk to make it appear higher in protein, led to the deaths of six babies and made some 300,000 ill.
It caused outrage in China and has tainted the image of the country's food industry both at home and abroad.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Batman for real
I thought you might like this video. Thrilling, isn't it? What do you think?
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Debate about ID cards in Britain
Nurcan told us about the ID card scheme that the British government launched in November.
There has always been strong opposition to the idea of making identity cards compulsory in Britain.Yet with the struggle against immigration under way, the idea has wound its way into existence. And opinions are really divided on the issue.
Down below are some of the opinions that can be read on the times online website, where Nurcan found the article.
It should be stressed that according to the Guardian "Britain's first ID cards, with fingerprint and facial details, cannot be read by any official body because the government has not issued a single scanner." That's what you call good management, isn't it?
All residents & nationals in Spain carry ID cards with fingerprint. Its mandatory. I like mine. Nobody can use my credit card without a cashier seeing my ID card. We use them for many things, govt official stuff, bank accounts, and proving I am legally in Spain when asked by a police officer.
Richard, Canillas de Aceituno, Spain
Didn't we British used to value privacy and the right to disclose our personal details at our own discretion?
Cate, Leeds,
Those in favour of ID cards, why do you ignore this government's appalling track record on data security? These cards won't be secure because the government can't keep our personal details secure.
Anyway, the government are plainly building a police state, and that's just unacceptable.
Simon, Brentwood, UK
There has always been strong opposition to the idea of making identity cards compulsory in Britain.Yet with the struggle against immigration under way, the idea has wound its way into existence. And opinions are really divided on the issue.
Down below are some of the opinions that can be read on the times online website, where Nurcan found the article.
It should be stressed that according to the Guardian "Britain's first ID cards, with fingerprint and facial details, cannot be read by any official body because the government has not issued a single scanner." That's what you call good management, isn't it?
All residents & nationals in Spain carry ID cards with fingerprint. Its mandatory. I like mine. Nobody can use my credit card without a cashier seeing my ID card. We use them for many things, govt official stuff, bank accounts, and proving I am legally in Spain when asked by a police officer.
Richard, Canillas de Aceituno, Spain
Didn't we British used to value privacy and the right to disclose our personal details at our own discretion?
Cate, Leeds,
Those in favour of ID cards, why do you ignore this government's appalling track record on data security? These cards won't be secure because the government can't keep our personal details secure.
Anyway, the government are plainly building a police state, and that's just unacceptable.
Simon, Brentwood, UK
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