Plonc (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Playing in the mud, every child’s dream and every mother’s nightmare came true this year in Westland, Michigan during the Mud Day celebrations. 200 tons of topsoil, 20,000 gallons of water and over 1000 children under 12 years old, now this is what I call chaos. Mud Day is the only day of the year when playing in mud is not only allowed but encouraged. Sponsored by Westland Country Parks and Recreation,...
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
---Quote--- India floats $750 mn global tender to buy choppers Press Trust of India / New Delhi July 23, 2008, 18:54 IST The government is all set to float its biggest military tender this year worth a whopping $750 millionfor buying 197 light utility helicopters for the armed forces with three of the six bidding companies being giant American aviation transnationals. A request for proposals for the...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
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Fresh Pics (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Playing in the mud, every child’s dream and every mother’s nightmare came true this year in Westland, Michigan during the Mud Day celebrations. 200 tons of topsoil, 20,000 gallons of water and over 1000 children under 12 years old, now this is what I call chaos. Mud Day is the only day of the year when playing in mud is not only allowed but encouraged. Sponsored by Westland Country Parks and Recreation,...
Gregg Henson.com (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The real estate market sucks, and we can't sell our house! Yes, yes, yes! Everyone you know has a real estate horror story. Their home has been for sale for the last year. The realtor hasn't brought anybody to see...
SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Over on the website of the South West region of the National Shop Stewards Network there is a report of the recent NSSN conference by Dave Osborne, who is a Senior Amicus rep at Augusta Westland at Yeovil. I think this is an assessment well worth looking at because Dave is a solid trade union activist [...]
Aviation India (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Hyderabad: The new helicopter meant for use by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy will arrive here on July 17 from Italy. The State government has purchased an AW-139 chopper at a cost of Rs. 54 crore from Augusta Westland, world leader in manufacture of helicopters, going by its advanced technology and superior features. The present aircraft, a Bell 430, which was purchased for Rs. 20 crore in...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008 | Other
The FDA declared tomatoes safe to eat yesterday, after that serious salmonella outbreak that hit Our Town especially hard. If you're looking to make anything with jalapeno or serrano peppers, however, you're still playing with viral fire.
Vacuum - Edward Vielmetti in Ann Ar (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Photo credit: annethelibrarian; taken July 1, 2008 in Westland, MI. Used with permission, some rights reserved It's just about blueberry picking season here near Ann Arbor and all over the state of Michigan. There are two farms that I know...
Wild Land (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
A moderately strong earthquake was felt in the southern part of the South Island just after midday today, the fourth substantial earth tremor to have been felt in the area since the beginning of June.
LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
We, along with Fellow Traveler's delightful Aunt Helen, were in the Wayne/Westland suburbs of Detroit yesterday to help FT's aunt Alice celebrate her 90th birthday. We surprised her totally -- called her from the driveway and said, "What are you doing today?" -- and presented her with a birthday cake decorated with a graphic of her as a young woman that our local supermarket bakery crafted from an...
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Months after the biggest meat recall in U.S. history, the Agriculture Department said on Friday it will begin making public the names of retail stores that receive tainted products, but critics said the change does not go far enough to protect public health....
Consumers Union - All Articles (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Washington, DC - Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, praised a decision announced today by US Secretary of Agriculture Ed Shafer to disclose the stores that received recalled meat when USDA announces a Class I recall.
The Ethicurean (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The USDA announces it will publicize the names of retail establishments that could be selling contaminated meat. Score one for access to information.
Being SarahC♥ (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
My boy has been selected as part of the district sports team to representive his school. This has come as a big shock, but a very good one. I am a very happy mummy :)
