Chain letter
A typical chain letter consists of a message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies of the letter and then pass them on to as many recipients as possible.
Winn-Dixie to close 30 stores; 120 corporate jobs being eliminated (MMM...MMM...MMM)
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Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. on Tuesday announced it will close 30 of its 514 stores, and cut 120 jobs in its corporate and field support staffs as it deals with a continued weak economy. The Jacksonville-based supermarket chain wouldn't say which stores are closing until company officials can inform the employees involved, which should happen by the end of Wednesday. The stores being closed "can't operate efficiently or profitably" in this economy, CEO Peter Lynch said. "We just don't see a lot of good things down the road," he said. "These steps are being taken to position the company for another...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
Important Species Disappearing from Great Lakes
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EST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Throughout the overlooked depths of Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes, a small but important animal is rapidly disappearing. Until recently, the animal - a shrimplike, energy-dense creature called Diporeia - was a major food source for commercially important species like lake whitefish and many prey fish upon which salmon, trout and walleye rely. Scientists are employing new research methods in a quest to explain their population freefall, which threatens to negatively affect the Lakes' ecosystems and $4 billion sport fishing industry, said Purdue University researcher Marisol Sepúlveda. "We want to narrow down likely causes for...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
Chain Letters Reveal Surprising Circulation Patterns
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Chain letters reveal surprising circulation patterns By Lisa Zyga A chain letter hoax that fooled thousands of people may help computer scientists understand how information spreads on a global scale. The chain e-mail originated sometime in 2002, and claimed to be a petition to organize opposition to the impending US-Iraq war. Tens of thousands of people signed their names to several hundred copies of the petition, with some copies appearing on Web archives. Like most Internet chain letters, the petition had its origins in a hoax, but its widespread dissemination is one of the few instances of a single piece...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
Increasing Food Quality Risks Are Affecting Global Food Supply Chain
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Increasing Food Quality Risks Are Affecting Global Food Supply Chain ScienceDaily (Mar. 8, 2008) — A new study illustrates the real potential for contamination of globally sourced foods and proposes a conceptual framework of supply chain quality management. Led by Aleda V. Roth of Clemson University with co-authors Andy Tsay of Santa Clara University, Madeleine Pullman of Portland State University, and John Gray of Ohio State University, the study utilized information from trends of U.S. food imports from China, subsequent recall events, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data to highlight the inherent difficulties and risks posed by global...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
Paris [Hilton] may serve on chain gang
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PARIS Hilton could be forced to join a "chain gang" because overcrowding in Los Angeles jails mean the hotel heiress might not be able to serve her 45-day sentence in prison. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in charge of the US's only "all-female chain gang", says he's spoken to the chief of jails in Los Angeles and offered to house Hilton at Tent City in Arizona. "I just made an offer," Sheriff Arpaio told the Drudge Report. "Instead of reducing for her sentence, which I feel is wrong, why not bring her over here? We can incarcerate her here. She...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
Theatre chain bans Michael Moore doc
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DECORAH, IOWA - A company that owns theatres in Iowa and Nebraska is refusing to show Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's controversial new documentary. R.L Fridley, owner and president of Des Moines-based Fridley Theatres, says he believes the film incites terrorism. In an e-mail to company managers, Fridley said his company does not "play political propaganda films from either the right or the left." "Our country is in a war against an enemy who would destroy our way of life, our culture and kill our people," Fridley wrote. "These barbarians have shown through [the Sept. 11 attacks] and the recent beheadings...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
Man charged with chasing men with chain saw (violates 'ethnic intimidation' law)
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Man charged with chasing men with chain saw 5-14-04 From Staff Reports Posted 7:45 a.m. WINST0N-SALEM — A man was charged with terrorizing the public after chasing men into a grocery store with a chain saw, police said. About 7:30 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the Stanleyville Grocery at 3990 Patterson regarding a report of a man with a gun, Winston-Salem police said. The investigation revealed Darrell Alson Steed and Michael Steven Allen, both white, had been involved in threatening four African-Americans with a chain saw, police said. Steed began using racial slurs while threatening to kill the victims, police...
Published on Friday 10th of February 2012 03:06:25 AM
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