Pennsylvania Blog March Archive

Is your food safe?

03/13/08 22:52

We have not yet forgotten the woes and miseries which Nagasaki and Hiroshima were inflicted with after getting radiated from the atom bombs and after decades of the incident, genetic disorders don't seem to disappear. Yet how can we approve of deliberately irradiating our own food and supplying it to the citizens for consumption. That is the reason for the voices raised against the Pennsylvania Food Irradiator.

Link: Public Citizen | Energy Program | Energy Program - Pennsylvania Food Irradiator Should Not Be Approved

The De.li.Ci.Ou.s Farms

The world may have become much automated these days but still man cannot survive without farmers. The reason for this is pretty simple - the scientists haven't discovered any such chemical which could replace food although many temporary alternatives do exist. So find out about the various places to buy delicious food, vegetables, meat etc from the list of farmers and farm companies given on this page. Stop your mouth from watering first.

Link: Farms and Farmers' Markets, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide

Jobs on the Internet

If there is one problem that Pennsylvania faces, it's the lack of jobs. So many people. Not enough jobs. How can we manage?

To make your job search more dynamic, try finding one in the Internet. Websites like TEKsystems are out there to give you listings upon listings of job posts located all over Pennsylvania. Sure it will still be a hard task, but you are, at least, one step higher.

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3 Problems

All problems that every country ponders on are always connected. Solving one may lead a solution to another, while having one may result to another problem. They are all related.

In this webpage, the authors will discuss the relationships between crime, inequality, and unemployment. The lines are not difficult to draw. That is for sure. But for a more expert-ish approach to things, reading this would prove to be helpful.

Link: SSRN-Crime, Inequality, and Unemployment, Second Version by Ken Burdett, Ricardo Lagos, Randall Wright