Tag: disaster
Food stamp riot; throw back a bottle of beer!
pO157.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 10:42:24 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
In a food stamp stampede that some officials say demonstrates how bad the food crisis is for some, dozens of people were trampled outside Milwaukee's main welfare office Monday when the doors opened. Many of the estimated 3,000 people waiting on line were there to claim benefits to get replacement food after sustaining damages in the recent storms.
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A whole lotta shaking going on... [Breaking News] [Updated]
pO157.
Posted to Etcetera on Mon May 12, 2008 at 01:51:21 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Today a powerful 7.9 earthquake hit southwestern China, killing thousands.
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Yes, Minister
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 09:59:12 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Let's assume that, after the latest cabinet reshuffle and bureaucracy creation jobs program, you were recently nominated and confirmed to the President's Cabinet.
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Recipe For Mining Disaster: Mix Mining Nut And The New Brownie
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Aug 22, 2007 at 02:42:31 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The Crandall Canyon Mine was one of 32 coal mines in Utah operating with a proper permit. Disaster struck suddenly two weeks ago as the mine collapsed, trapping six miners inside. Operations quickly began in the hopes of rescuing the six. These efforts suffered a setback ten days into the rescue as a seismic bump resulted in the rescue party suffering three deaths and six injuries. Finally, whatever faint hopes of rescuing the six evaporated as mine owner Robert Murray told families of the trapped miners their loved ones were probably dead and would never be recovered.
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When Good Neighbors Go Bad -- The State Of Mississippi Versus State Farm
MayorBob.
Posted to Business on Tue Feb 20, 2007 at 08:29:28 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
State Farm Insurance is one of the biggest insurance companies in the US. It was founded in 1922 as a mutual auto insurer (meaning the company was owned by its policy holders) in Illinois. It is now an enterprise providing all sorts of insurance -- including homeowners insurance -- and has branched out into the world of financial services. It earns over (US)$56 billion annually by servicing 71.6 million policies through close to 17,000 agents backed up by over 79,000 employees. But, in 2005 an ill wind named Katrina blew into State Farm's path and, as a result, it looks like Mississippi is declaring war on State Farm.
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