There is an article on the BBC website about self service checkouts. Personally I try to avoid these as I can imagine a dreadful future where there is one low-paid, very bored shop assistant per supermarket and banks of self service machines. The BBC article seems to think I want someone to speak to. Maybe [...]
Supermarkets check to see what sells and then replace it. At least that is the theory. If it were true why would they ever run out of the stuff that we want?
I was reminded of this when I tried to buy semi-skimmed filtered milk the other day. It was the only sort of [...]
Today is the 25th aniversary of the Bhopal disaster
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8390156.stm
It is estimated that 20,000 have died since the accident from gas-related diseases. Another 100,000 to 200,000 people are estimated to have permanent injuries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
