Growing Problem: Economy Tanks, Soccer Teams Hit Hard

Welcome back, everybody. Yes, yes- I have let things slip here at the blog for quite a while. However, since I stopped chronicalling all that is getting worse, things have amazingly gotten a LOT worse. Monumentally worse. Out-of-control crazy worse. I am afraid there may be a relationship, so I feel compelled to get back in the game for the world's sake.

One story shifted my attention back here- one story compelled me to click the proper links, enter the proper keywords and commence to bang away yet again at the keyboard in front of me. I am rising like a superhero in a time of need, but sadly a superhero whose only power is to deliver bad news...

I am literally sorry to have to bring this up. The stock market is spiralling out of control, threats at home and abroad are crowding in like dang harpies, people's big screen TVs are in serious danger of repossession. Well, you ain't peeped nothin' yet, kemosabefolk.

Soccer is in trouble.

The financial meltdown shifts focus to soccer's growing problem
Perhaps it was always going to take the meltdown of the financial markets to get the folks who run the game to take an interest in things like ownership and debt. Whatever the case may be, it's better late than never.

Growing Problem: Art Theft

It's not that too many paintings are being stolen, it's that paitings are worth too much. If there's anything that the Global War on Terror has taught us, it's to attack the root problems of any Growing Problem.

That's it then- we need to come up with some way to lower the value of art. Suggestions?

This would be a good time to mention that "Chubb" would not be my first choice for the name of a husky frat boy, and this is the name these folks chose for a high-powered international insurance company. Keep that in mind when you're insuring your valuable artworks this year.

Chubb Responds to Growing $6-Billion-a-Year Art Theft Problem
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 23 minutes ago
"Chubb has created a unique, comprehensive and cost-efficient way of resolving a growing problem for our art collectors," said Dorit Straus, worldwide fine ...

Growing Problem: Fat Goalies

This is one of my favorite Growing Problems ever. You see, hockey goalies are getting too large compared to the size of the goal, and not because of the Obesity Epidemic. It's just that all of their gear has pumped them up to the point that they just stand there and stop up the whole goal.

Ha.

NHL GM's Think Goalies are Too Fat

AOL SPORTS, NY - 2 hours ago

Oh, but now the GM's are serious about this growing problem. Brrrr, I'm sure Martin Brodeur is SO scared! We are serious," Holland said. ...

Growing Problem: Priest Shortage

Western New York has a problem: not enough men of the cloth. I am still trying to figure out which super hero you call when this is your problem.

Priest Shortage Hits Southern Tier
WETM-TV, NY - 1 hour ago
Carol Dady calls current statistics alarming and says the Diocese of Rochester is doing what it can to prevent a growing problem from getting worse. ...

Growing Problem: Binge Drinking (?)

Sometimes I wonder how growing problems are really defined. I suppose a problem can be a growing problem for a time, transition into becoming a lessening problem, and then head back to growing again when things get worse. Or is it just an average thing, where most of the time it's getting worse even though sometimes it's getting better, so we just all agree as a society that it's a growing problem?

What got me wondering is the fact that this article calls binge drinking a growing problem. As far as I am aware, binge drinking has been a problem at least as long as I have been alive, if not longer. It's just a fact- the kids, they like to drink too much. 

However, what gets me is that binge drinking is always called a growing problem, not just a problem. The implication is that kids must be constantly drinking more, or at least the number of kids who are drinking too much must be growing constantly. I just don't see how a problem could grow so slowly for thirty-plus years that it can remain growing, and not have reached some kind of plateau.

Are we constantly adding just one or two new binge drinkers per year or something? Or is the population just growing at a rate that is faster than the growth rate of binge drinkers, meaning the rate can never catch up, providing an endless supply of worsening statistics?

Okay, I think you get the picture. My point is that if a problem is going to be given the status of perennially growing worse, it had better be backed up by some solid statistics that satisfy me, or I shall call shenanigans, because that's just the kind of tight ship I run in my brain.

A side note- if eventually every kid does become a binge drinker, the only way for the problem to continue growing is if all the kids drink more at a sitting, or drink too much more often. That will be hard to keep up, and at this point we may blessedly see the end of the binge drinking growing problem, and instead enter the golden age of a mere binge drinking chronic problem. Life will be sweet!

Binge Drinking A Growing Problem (KELO Sioux Falls)

Minnesota lawmakers are looking at legislation to stop binge drinking, after heavy drinking in recent months played a role in the deaths of three college students.

Growing Problem: Abandoned Horses

The rising price of hay is making people abandon their horses. Now I've heard sad, but homeless horses about take the cake.

Abandoned horses a growing problem East Valley Tribune, AZ - 3 hours ago Bridle in hand, 12-year-old Madison Marino guides Sassy out for an afternoon stroll in the corral at Horse Rescue of North Scottsdale. ...

Growing Problem: Diabetes and Obesity

These are not new problems, but what's fun is the fact that they are featured in the same article. It's a rare "Growing Problem "Twofer""!

Could gastric surgery 'cure' your diabetes?
Daily Mail, UK - 5 hours ago
Diabetes affects two million people in Britain and, along with obesity, is a rapidly growing problem. The recommended treatment for both is weight loss and ...

Growing Problem: African Xenophobia

According to this article, more and more people in Africa don't like people from other countries.

Zimbabwe: Citizens Face Xenophobia As They Flee Their Country

AllAfrica.com, Washington - 3 4 hours ago
The growing problem of xenophobia is already of major concern to the African Commission on People's and Human Rights (ACPHR), which says it will soon send a ...

Growing Problem: Unfree Money

You ever notice how money isn't free? Whenever money comes your way, inevitably it's because you had to trade for something. Well, fair readers, I was out trading work for money again, and this fair blog sadly lapsed into silence for a few days. Okay, I'm back. Let's go!

Growing Problem Roundup, Jan. 22nd 2008

It's not easy to keep up with all of the Growing Problems out there. I try hard to highlight the most important ones as they zing across my desk, but still, many fall through the cracks. Here are some that I've missed recently.

• Growing Problem: Massachusetts water systems


• Growing Problem: Eye disease


• Growing Problem: Voting practices in Keene, NH


• Growing Problem: Patient dumping


• Growing Problem: Out-of-control cell phone bills


• Growing Problem: Eating Disorders

More to come, stay tuned!

Growing Problem: Uncontrolled Outdoor Burning in Texas

I think they sell something for this at Walgreens.

Burn ban in effect in Cooke Co. - KXII-TV
KXII-TV, TX - 5 hours ago
County judge bill freeman and the other county commissioners held an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the growing problem. ...

Growing Problem: South Dakota Dams

Rural dams in South Dakota are suffering from problems ranging from seepage to basic erosion. If you ask me, it's a dam shame.

Our View: Dams in South Dakota need some help - Daily Republic

Daily Republic, SD - Jan 15, 2008
But the situation does still serve as a prime example of the growing problems that many rural dams in South Dakota face. Dams under the control of the ...

Growing Problem Update: U.K. Teenage Knife Crime Curbed!

Just to show all things are relative, people in the U.K. are freaking about about knife crime in schools. Here in the U.S. we'd rather spend time worrying about how many rounds of 9mm ammo can fit into the lunchbox that the creepy neighborhood kid is carrying onto the schoolbus, but hey, to each his own. 

I have referenced this problem before, but now there's good news- the problem of knife crime is being curbed through the use of hundreds of airport-style metal detectors. We'll watch this one and see how the solution works, but I'm betting that this still remains a growing problem. Even if they reduce knife crime kids will probably turn to cricket bat crime or rugby scrum crime, and then how will they stop that.

Knife scanners at school gates to curb attacks (Guardian Unlimited)
Airport-style metal detectors will be installed at hundreds of school gates under sweeping measures to confront the growing problem of teenage knife crime.

Growing Problem: Bovine TB

When I saw this growing problem, the solution just jumped out at me- cull badgers!

Culling of badgers to be debated Gazette & Herald, UK - 2 hours ago By Lewis Cowen THE question of whether culling of badgers to tackle the growing problem of bovine TB is justified is to be aired at a public debate in ...

Growing Problem: DVD Piracy

Most times you would read a headline like the one on this post and figure I'm probably teeing it up to take a crack at those rascally Chinese. True, they are probably the world champs when it comes to turning a blind eye to pesky copyright laws, so your instincts are right on target. However, you may recall the bit where you expect a person to zig and instead they zag, and just when you think I'm going after the Chinese instead I zag right on over and bust on a Canadian. 

What happened here is that a Canadian guy created one of those shaky-cam handheld-camcorder-in-a-theatre copies of the new Johnny Depp movie "Sweeney Todd." Now the guy is all arrested.  Too bad, Canadian dude, would've pegged you as smarter than that, but you broke one of the Growing Problems Blog's more obscure "Rules to Live By"- never risk jail over a musical.

Another Canadian Pirate Arrested here's how!, Canada - 6 hours ago Entertainment Inc.) Needless to say, the production and commercial sale of illegally copied and produced DVDs has become a growing problem worldwide, ...

Growing Problem: Antibiotic Resistance

We've got this one beat- three words, people:

Saline Nasal Wash.

Coincidentally, I think this was the name of my junior high shop instructor.

Saline Nasal Wash Helps Kids Fight Colds, Flu - Washington Post
Washington Post, United States - 6 minutes ago
... and has the added advantage of having little downside and not contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. The study, published in the ...

Growing Problem: Wimpy Hikers U.K.

It seems that U.K. hikers are wimps. They call for mountain rescue when they're simply "tired and fed up," and are causing a huge strain on non-wimpy volunteer wimp wranglers. 

I am tired a fed up a large amount of the time, but I have never once called for a mountain rescue, even from my own home. 

One quick-thinking couple even called for a helicopter to pick them up because they were late for a dinner party. Most crummy U.K. hikers are just doing your standard dumb stuff- not wearing proper shoes, not bringing nutritious food, hiking with their head up their arse, that kind of thing.

'Fed up' hikers call for mountain rescue (Daily Telegraph)
Mountain Rescue teams are being stretched to the limit by inexperienced hikers who phone for help over petty problems.

Growing Problem: Bootleg Wine & Prostitution in Kuwait

You all know the Cyndi Lauper tune- well it turns out that Kuwaitis just want to have fun, too. I think we Americans cans empathize- prostitution is decidedly illegal in most parts of the country, and at one point in our history we too tried to cause people to stop drinking by force of law. However, the non-drinking nation thing didn't work out, and they haven't done a real hot job of getting rid of prostitution either. What I'm trying to say here, is that in the grand game of Kuwait vs. Basic Human Drives, I think that Kuwait has about 10 fingers and 8 toes stopping the leaks in the dam. 

Good luck, ol' Kuwaitis! If the world can't stop a Spice Girls reunion, you sure can't stop alcohol consumption and paid sex.

Kuwaiti officials arrest 28, seize wine (Moldova.org)
Officials in Kuwait have arrested 28 foreigners and seized 165 packets of homemade wine in their bid to crack down on prostitution and illegal wine. KUNA reported Saturday that the 28 suspects are expatriates of various nationalities with alleged links to illegal wine production and prostitution that are a growing problem in central Kuwait. A Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior spokesman said that among ...

Growing Problem: China Floods Market with Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings

I am sure there are many people who work with stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings every day, or perhaps even work at a stainless steel butt-weld pipe fitting factory making the darn things. I am sure that these people can bring them up in casual conversation and still retain some level of dignity. However, for the rest of us, stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings are about the funniest thing we've ever heard of.

A Forbidden Thought: No matter how much you are tempted to, out of respect for other cultures, please don't try to imagine what a conversation in English between Chinese manufacturers about stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings would sound like.

A Second Forbidden Thought: No matter how much you are tempted to, out of respect for yourself, don't try to mentally catalog all of the uncomfortable mental imagery that stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings bring to mind.

Chinese stainless fittings flood market Contractor Mag, IL - 4 hours ago ... stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings in mid-February pointed to increasing volumes of low-priced imports from China as a serious and growing problem. ...

Growing Problem: Fast Food Packaging

It's a shame, really: Fast food wrappers are littering the ground all around the Liberty Tree and Potato Market in Carlow, Ireland. You can even see the mess on Google Maps if you down a few pints and squint.


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It seems this town has a clever solution- edible food wrappers that you can eat up after you eat out. Nice idea, Ireland.

Eat your burger, then your wrapper Kilkenny Advertiser, Ireland - 6 hours ago The IBAL report, which surveyed 50 towns and cities in the country, highlighted the growing problem with fast-food packaging, naming take-away food and ...

Growing Problem: Gangs Killing our Young People

Gangs, gangs, gangs. I am seeing more proof by the day that "Gangs" are going to be the big growing problem this year. It's been spotted growing all over this great nation, popping up on the East Side, West Side, and all in between. Now they're in Pasadena, and they're killing our young people.

In the words of the D-R-U to the D-G-E: Developing...

Tie your own shoes Pasadena Weekly, CA - 2 hours ago ... out $50000 to hire a consultant to help a city committee figure out the best approach to battling the growing problem of gangs killing our young people. ...

Growing Problem: Reality Television

I thought this was a problem from say, 2003, but apparently it's still with us, and still growing. I blame the writer's strike for this fact, and I also blame the writer's strike for that crummy new Knight Rider replacement car they chose. A Mustang Cobra is not a suitable KITT, come on! I may just have to post on the growing problem of inappropriate product placement.

Anyways, back to reality shows, or as I like to call them, "What's RIGHT with America." Love 'em!

Another Reality TV Show or a Reality Check? AfterElton.com - 2 hours ago Reality TV, which is in the business of making us feel good rather than be good, actually contributes to the growing problems in our society by celebrating ...

Growing Problem: Wood Smoke

People in Illinois have it bad, they are plagued by wood smoke. Better than gangs, but I guess it's all relative.

Anger burns against outdoor boilers USA Today - 6 hours ago Government studies say wood smoke is a growing problem. A report issued in Connecticut in 2002, when there were fewer than half the boilers in use than in ...

Growing Problem: Gangs of Sampson, North Carolina

It's still early in 2008, but I'm about to declare "Gangs" the Growing Problem of the Year. These groups on criminally-minded youthful thugs are everywhere you turn, whether it's Wisconsin or somewhere else. Now the dastardly roving bands of drug-and-murder fueled young people have set up shop in North Carolina, and they're not going to leave until every last square inch of the place is all tagged to hell.

The Gangs Of Sampson Dunn Daily Record, NC - 6 hours ago ... Teen Court programs for Sampson County, made this comparison of gangs to roaches to illustrate the growing problem of gang activity in Sampson County. ...

Growing Problem: Sinking Yards

Imagine this- one day your yard is at a level you've always been used to, then weeks later it's quite a bit lower than it was. That's the living nightmare affecting people who live along Pochin Place in Hampton's Wythe, somewhere near Hampton Roads Virginia. Residents are afraid that cleaning out the culvert under Kecoughtan Road won't be enough, and from what I've seen, they're right.

Follow the link for video.

Residents blame city for sinking yards WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 6 hours ago However, even if the project is finally approved, residents believe much more needs to be done to solve the growing problem. “I’m not an engineer, ...

Getting Worse: The Situation on Dhaka University Campus

Be honest, when was the last time you thought about Dhaka University? Don't worry, I won't judge, but I bet it's been a while. Not to bum you out, but while you haven't been paying attention they have detained some teachers and students unlawfully and won't free them. I agree with The Daily Star, "Detained teachers and students must be freed, unconditionally and soonest."

The situation on the campus The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 2 hours ago IT should be obvious to everyone that with each passing day the situation at Dhaka University keeps getting worse. This flies in the face of the earlier ...

Getting Worse: Kiwi Kids' Teeth

As tragic as it is for everyone when things get worse, a lot of the time it's even more tragic for children. That's the case here, as New Zealand kids teeth are in shocking condition.

Hey kids, lay off the hokey pokey.

Paediatrician shocked at kids' teeth (TVNZ)
A paediatrician is appalled at statistics showing Kiwi kids' teeth are getting worse. Almost half of the country's children under five years of age have dental caries, otherwise known as tooth decay.

Growing Problem: Football players actually kidnap victims

Have you ever watched European football, what we here in the states call soccer? This is not an easy or exciting game, with long periods between goals, long runs up and down the field, and long lobs of beer bottles by drunken fans that hit invariably players in the cup-area, hard. As if it couldn't get any worse, it turns out that a lot of the players are actually kidnap victims.

Bully-boy football clubs too big for their boots The Herald, UK - 5 hours ago Meanwhile, there is a growing problem of exploitation. Promising footballers are smuggled across borders and "groomed" by sinister figures who are similar ...

Growing Problem: Boise Airport Parking

Boise, fix this quick, before the tourist finds out.

Boise Airport Creates New Parking Plan Fox 12 Boise, ID - 14 minutes ago Plan to solve the growing problem include expanding the overflow parking lot at the Orchard exit. Additionally there's talk of creating a new lot closer to ...

Getting Worse: Blog Posting Pace

I'm sure all of my loyal fans will be relieved to know that I have not quit the blogging game. The name-calling, the cajoling, even the full-scale intervention didn't work (Sorry, Dr. T!). I merely slackened my pace in order to concentrate on pressing money-making ventures, the very ones that continue to fund the not-inconsiderable loss that this blog runs me each week. So have no fear, fans, there is more to come from where the rest of this came from!

Growing Problem: Cleveland Squatters

The Cleveland Squatters is:

a) The worst name for a sports team ever

b) A specific, but disgusting, gastrointestinal condition

c) A really low-hygiene-standards backing band

Cleveland police can do little against squatters
Police can do little without complaint

Thursday, January 10, 2008
Michael O'Malley
Plain Dealer Reporter

Cleveland sees a growing problem of homeless people squatting in empty houses, but city law limits what police can do to combat the trespassing.

Growing Problem: Suburban Arson

Remember what they taught you in health class- arson is not the answer!

Will foreclosures spark an arson boom?

As homeowners get more desperate, the insurance industry is bracing for an increase in arson.

By Jon Birger, senior writer, Fortune

The arson increase in 2006 marked a change from the prior three years when suburban arson fell 3 percent, 5 percent and 6 percent, respectively. Says Dennis Jay, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud's executive director, "It's a growing problem."

Growing Problem: Grayson County Running out of Space for County Records

This is a problem that keeps only a select few up at night, but I thought you might want to share the burden a bit.

Grayson Co. running out of storage space for county records KXII-TV, TX - 37 minutes ago "It’s an ever-growing problem because we just continue to accumulate more documents so to try and stem that we're looking at a digitizing effort where we ...

Growing Problem: Fuel Poverty

Sometimes there are growing problems that you don't understand (fuel poverty?), you just need to learn to accept them.

Letter from Parliament - Rochdale Online

Rochdale Online, UK - Jan 9, 2008
I have written an Early Day Motion (EDM) requesting that the Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee considers the growing problems of fuel poverty...

Growing Problem: Landfills cluttered with remnants of unwanted TVs

Man, this writer's strike is really hurting the environment. Thanks again, Hollyweird.

How To Recycle Your Old TV
CityNews, Canada - 10 hours ago
It's a growing problem as landfills get cluttered with the remnants of unwanted TVs and monitors of the past. Some simply don't work anymore. ...

Growing Problem: The New Towne Grill

I have to be up front here. Just yesterday I was hassling the town of Milwaukee, a town apparently awash in gangs and elder abuse. I even advised Milwaukee to try and shape up a bit, maybe be more like Madison.

Now I hear this news- when DJs or live bands play at the New Towne Grill(e?) in Madison, all hell breaks loose. There are fights, noise complaints- people in the neighborhood are really at wit's end, and I can see why. What I can't see is how Madison could go so bad- are they in some kind of race to the bottom with Milwaukee?

Wisconsin, take a look at yourself in the mirror!

Bar's Entertainment License Suspended Amid Residents' Complaints (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)

A Sun Prairie bar's entertainment license was suspended after residents complained about growing problems in their neighborhood when DJs or live bands play there.

Growing Problem: Ignorant "Hoodies" running riot in Aylesbury

Any headline that uses the word "Yobs" is a pretty special one. But seriously, people in Aylebury please be on the lookout for ignorant hoodies- they are throwing snowballs.

These yobs area public nuisance Aylesbury Today Bucks Herald, UK - 7 hours ago ... ignorant 'hoodies' running riot on our streets. This is becoming a growing problem in Aylesbury, especially Quarrendon - which is the estate we live on.

Growing Problem: Teens harassed over the internet

Nowadays, even bullies seek to leverage the inherent efficiencies of electronic communication. Back in my day, they mostly leveraged wedgies.

Teen-Age Suicide Could Lead to a Change in Law Missourinet.com, MO - 4 hours ago By Brent Martin A teen-age suicide in St. Charles County drew national attention to a growing problem: harassment via the Internet. ...

Growing Problem: Air Traffic Controller Exodus

At some air traffic control towers, there are no people left and a handwritten sign that says "Last person out- you can have Bob's Cokes in the fridge. Also, please avert any midair collisions."

Exodus of Air Traffic Controllers Suggests Skies Aren't Safe Anymore

ABC News - 2 hours ago
Earlier this year, congressional investigators pointed to air traffic controller fatigue as a growing problem that contributed to "high risk of a ...

Growing Problem: Meth Labs in North Carolina

I have covered this already, but I guess that the North Carolina meth problem I mentioned earlier is going to be battled by Methodists. I couldn't think of finer folks for the job, but do they really want to be responsible for a wave of heroin junkies? Methodists, it's your call.

Isn't it also a bit weird that the METHodists are going after methamphetamine? That's like Unitarians running an anti-unitard campaign, which, BTW, I would be all for.

Methodist program to battle meth labs - FayObserver.com

FayObserver.com, NC - 38 minutes ago
The labs are a growing problem in North Carolina, particularly in some of the rural counties around Fayetteville. The money for the Methodist program is an ...

Growing Problem: Feral Cats

Tell me about it! I can't do anything without feral cats getting all mixed up in my business.

Feral cat population growing, experts says - Meriden Record-Journal

Meriden Record-Journal, CT - 26 minutes ago
... In areas with state-defined low-income housing, experts say the presence of feral cat colonies have been a growing problem in recent years. ...

Growing Problem: Milwaukee Gangs

Milwaukee, I have my eye on you. First you're all about elder abuse, now you're into gangs. Milwaukee, I don't like these so-called friends you've been hanging out with. It's time to straighten up- can't you be more like Madison?

The Gangs of Milwaukee
WTMJ-TV, WI - 3 hours ago
It's a frank explanation of a growing problem. Bergemann tries to break the family cycle by talking to kids about their parents being in gangs -- but that's ...

Growing Problem: Toy Guns

If toy guns are criminalized, then only criminals will have toy guns.

Three teens charged for using pellet gun in Alton hold-up (KMOV St. Louis)
Alton, IL (KMOV) - Three teenagers are charged with using a pellet gun during a hold-up. Police tell News 4 that toy guns are a dangerous and a growing problem.

Growing Problem: Martha's Vineyard Racism

Martha's Vineyard has growing problems growing on top of its growing problems. It seems that the combination of labor shortages, illegal immigration and the best of everything is driving everyone nuts.

Okay, no more Martha's Vineyard news today.

Letters to the Editor (The Martha's Vineyard Times)
ITo the Editor:

This letter is in response to Shaun McCarron's accusation that my letter to the editor published two weeks ago was nothing more than a racist rant.

Upon first reading Mr. McCarron's letter, I decided not to respond. I decided to stop trying to shed light on the growing problems that affect the year-round people who actually live here. However, as I discussed it with friends and others, I was encouraged, and in some cases urged, to respond.

Growing Problem: Martha's Vineyard Labor Shortage

Some of the jobs that won't get done because of the Martha's Vineyard labor crisis:

• Pool cabana filled with empties
• Butler's Pantry dishwasher full again
• Decorative shrubs growing out of control
  
• Wine not decanted

Island businesses face labor shortage, as H-2B visa system is ... - Martha's Vineyard Times

Martha's Vineyard Times, MA - 1 hour ago
A shortage of seasonal workers has been a growing problem for the local tourism industry, but one development this year added a new dilemma for employers ...

Growing Problem: Head Lice

I have a haircut scheduled for today, and then I read this.

Sometimes I feel like I know too much.

Professional nit pickers are making a killing Daily Press, VA - 5 6 hours ago Salons are helping parents deal with what many believe is a growing problem with head lice. By Kristen Kridel/ | Chicago Tribune January 9, 2008 CHICAGO ...

Getting Worse: Scams

Scams are never good, but sadly they're getting worse. You heard it here first.

Scams of the year
Sun Publications Chicago, IL - 3 hours ago
"It's increased in the last couple of years and it seems to be getting worse and worse," he said. "We're hearing from bureaus across the country as well. ...

Growing Problem (get it?): Fruit Virus impacting Local Farmers

The Plum Pox Virus is here- looking back it's now clear it was only a matter of time.

Farmers, watch your peaches.

Fruit Virus Impacts Local Farmers WKBW-TV, NY - 4 hours ago Raby is thankful that he still has acres of healthy peaches, but is fearful this could be a growing problem for fruit farmers. "We're concerned that it's ...

Growing Problem: Electronic Waste

I have a feeling that if they stopped making new electronics, we'd stop throwing the old ones away. Problem solved, no charge!

Jackson Elementary School holds electronic waste collection Saturday Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA - 3 hours ago "Electronic waste is a growing problem that affects the environment and human health. Events like these provide the community with a great, ...

Growing Problem: Australian IT Shortage

It's all going to H-E-Double Hockey Sticks in the land down under- there is a shortage of IT guys & gals. If you head down there, bring a Torx wrench and pitch in. They'll thank you, and if you're lucky even crack a lager the size of a tennis ball canister with you, mate.

IT outsourcing market to hit $11b The Australian, Australia - 16 minutes ago On skills shortages, Mr Longwood said: "Staff shortages for internal and outsourced projects are a growing problem in Australia and in most other countries ...