Enema update

Russian spa makes guests sick with unhealthy enema

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSEIC17931820080131

Meme of the day: Your lunch is unsafe

I just got uncooked chicken for lunch today at a downtown restaurant.  So too do a lot of kids at school:

http://www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/undercover_investigation.html

Who is Edison Chen?

NSFW, the usual disclaimer

http://r3gular.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/nsfw-here-are-all-the-edison-chen-scandal-pics-in-one-location/

Ever been in a ‘blitz’?

I got this from a recruiter saying that a government agency was putting on a ‘blitz’ to staff 10 positions by next week. Names hidden to protect the innocent.

I am working on a contract position at <insert govt agency here>.  This is what they
call a "blitz" which means that they will look at resumes and bring
people in for a face to face next week and make a decision the next day
with a start date the week after.  I do not have specifics yet, but
typically it is a 6 month contract...  If you are presently looking for a new spot and
interested in this I would like to talk to you later today or over the
weekend.   

...

The deadline for resumes to be submitted to this REQ will
be MONDAY (2/4/2008) at 5pm. The interviews for the chosen candidates will be held on THURSDAY (2/7/2008).
Importantly: Candidates must be either LOCAL, or have no issues in
traveling to interview on Thursday (2/7/2008).  Phone interviews
 will NOT be accepted under ANY circumstances. 

Please remember the deadline for entries to this REQ will
be 2/4/2008.  The vendors will be notified on 2/6/2008 if their
candidates have been selected for interview.  The interviews for the
chosen candidates will be held on  2/7/2008.  Offers will be
 extended on 2/8/2008.  Feedback will be provided for those candidates not
selected the following week. 

How common is this out there? (Don’t know the contract terms, must commit to being available all day long on the the interview day because at best you’ll be notified of intent to interview the evening before) Maybe I’m just naive. At least they give you feedback.

Boat anchor cuts off half of India’s Internet bandwidth

OK, the story is that two undersea telecom cables were cut off the coast of Egypt, reportedly due to an anchor ripping them. Repairs held up due to weather.

You did know that practically all intercontinental telecom traffic(voice, Internet) travels via undersea cable?

http://www.charlotte.com/business/story/472618.html

Third cable cut?

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/third-undersea-cable-reportedly-cut/story.aspx

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jkIPd_ehGe59agCrTlN_K4XZx5AwD8UHDIM00

While on the topic of geography, the company Telegeography has some interesting maps:

http://www.telegeography.com/maps/index.php

Can you think of any terrorists you know of would have the imagination to think of dragging a boat anchor around in certain key waters?