Everest Ethics

"The Ethics of Everest... Another Everest season has just come to completion. As usual, it was filled with stories of success and failure, grand achievement and broken records. But, with all the fantastic news coming from the mountain this spring - including Apa Sherpa...

Khamenei ... Alive, and rejects UN resolution

"TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday emphatically rejected a UN resolution over Iran’s controversial atomic plans, vowing that the Islamic republic would not back down in its nuclear drive. Khamenei’s intervention on a major Muslim holiday, which also...

Ramen Noodles - breakfast of champions

A giant among inexpensive packaged food producers has died. If it weren't for ramen noodles (and potato logs, and beer) then making it through college would have been a lot tougher. (h/t slash-dot)"OSAKA (Kyodo) Momofuku Ando, the founder of Nissin Food Products Co. and...

Scandal, Rumors, and Killings

"Session no. 59 of Iraqi parliament has failed to convene for the fifth time since early December as a result of failure to reach quorum, which is at least 138 members of parliament, or 50% of the 275 members. The Speaker of Parliament had decided to deduct half a million...

Desmond Tutu "ashamed" of church gay ban

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests. In the book, "Rabble-Rouser f"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of...

"Flour Power" in Turkmenistan

"MOSCOW, December 27 - The leader of Turkmenistan's United Democratic Opposition, currently based in Norway, proposed Wednesday sending a trainload of flour to Turkmenistan and carrying out a "flour" revolution in the republic. President-for-Life Saparmurat Niyazov died at...

Tesco-Complaint ready to sue Tesco for Misleading Price Indications

We here at Tesco-Complaint have had enough of Tesco's rampant misleading price indications and failure to consistently honour it's own "Refund & Retain" policy, particularly on higher value goods. The Tesco R&R policy is "In the ... event you are charged a higher...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Brand Extension Failures: Bic underwear

"Harley Davidson perfume. Coors spring water. Both of these were doomed to failure because of the brand name’s attachment to an unrelated product. However, the prize for the most bizarre brand extension must go to Bic. The company, best known for producing disposable...

Polonium-210 one of world's rarest elements

"LONDON, England (AP) -- Polonium-210 -- the radioactive substance used to poison a former Russian spy in London -- is one of the world's rarest elements, first discovered in the 19th century by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie.  It is highly lethal when ingested, and...