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June 13, 2006
Cosmic Justice Dept: Attacker Keels Over
There's a Swedish saying that translates roughly as "God punishes some people immediately." A recent illustration would be the 30-something guy who attacked an 82-year-old woman in the driveway of her home, then promptly expired.
" 'She was knocked out of her shoes,' said Detective Mark R. Stambach of the Homicide Bureau. 'Beaten, and knocked out of her wig.' ... 'If he would've asked for my purse, I would've given it to him,' she said. 'All I had in there was my Bible and a little money for collection, but I would've given it to him. He didn't say a word.' "
Posted by Deborah Branscum at 06:17 PM | Comments (0)
June 07, 2006
Toilet Pros
"World Toilet Organization has started World Toilet College because there was a need for an independent world body to ensure that the best standards in Toilet Design, Cleanliness, Maintenance, Quality of Work and Sanitation Technologies are kept."
Who could argue with that?
"WTC is a dedicated institution that offers training programs such as Restroom Design Course, Restroom Specialist Training Course and Ecological Sanitation Course.
"The Restroom Specialist Training Course is intended to redesign the restroom cleaner's tasks and bring it to a new professional level. The Ecological Sanitation Course is the first of many that will train much needed sanitation human resource to help alleviate the 2.6 billion people worldwide that do not have a toilet. Lastly, the Restroom Design will teach the finer points of designing a public restroom for those responsible."
Not ready to enroll in the World Toilet College? Be of good cheer. You can always attend September's World Toilet Expo in Moscow or the second World Toilet Expo & Forum in Bangkok between November 16 and 18.
The "Happy Toilet, Healthy Life"-themed event is practically guaranteed to offer "a stimulating platform for networking, sharing of ideas, and sourcing solutions and innovations for the improvement of toilets and hygiene standards." Don't miss the technical tour of Bangkok's toilet hotspots.
Posted by Deborah Branscum at 02:03 PM | Comments (0)