Helter-Skelter

[@realAzhyaAryola]

I don't know where else to post this. Kudos to Azhya for starting this thread.



VIETNAMESE FACTORY CAUGHT MAKING COFFEE FROM USED BATTERIES, DIRT AND ROCK DUST

https://www.newsweek.com/vietnamese-factory-caught-making-coffee-used-batteries-dirt-and-rock-dust-891085?fbclid=IwAR3LUhuQyxW9EjeCJSr6dfhhEKuCyQP3BNdioLN-xQ874l9cSwIxL0XiYiI">https://www.newsweek.com/vietnamese-fac ... wIxL0XiYiI">https://www.newsweek.com/vietnamese-factory-caught-making-coffee-used-batteries-dirt-and-rock-dust-891085?fbclid=IwAR3LUhuQyxW9EjeCJSr6dfhhEKuCyQP3BNdioLN-xQ874l9cSwIxL0XiYiI



Vietnamese family-run manufacturer has been caught producing low quality coffee with harmful materials, such as used D batteries, dirt and rock dust, authorities said yesterday.



On Monday afternoon, Dak Nong police and inspectors from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment raided a workshop, owned by Nguyen Thi Loan, a resident in Dak Wek Commune in the Dak R'Lap district, after receiving tip-offs from local citizens about suspicious activities being conducted on the premise, reported Tuoi Tre News.



Among the raw materials, authorities found 77 pounds of black powder extracted from D batteries, a bucket of black liquid and two barrels filled with battery shells.



Loan told police she purchased rejected coffee beans and shells from other facilities at a discounted price. Her factory would then mix the beans with other materials, such as dirt and rock dust, before dyeing the product with the black powder from the batteries.



According to authorities, Loan admitted to running the operation for years and said she has already sold more than three tones of her product this year. During the raid, authorities found 12 tons of the low-quality coffee on the premise.



Tran Hong Con, an associate professor at the Vietnam National University, said the black substance in D batteries is a chemical called manganese dioxide. According to Con, the chemical compound is highly oxidant and even ingesting a small amount could cause manganese poisoning in humans.



Despite coffee being associated with countries like Brazil, Colombia or Ethiopia, Vietnam is one of the world's latest exporters of the commodity. During the 1990s, coffee production across the country grew around 20 to 30 percent each year.



In 2014, the 2.6 million people in Vietnam were employed by coffee manufacturers, reported BBC. The rise of the coffee industry has played a large part in transforming the nation's economy.

   Thanks, Brah.  

[@realAzhyaAryola]

[Anonymous]

Windsurfing is a blast even though I suck at it.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

Windsurfing is a blast even though I suck at it.

I am sure when you keep doing it, you'll become good at it.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

Please tell me if this is just an Alberta thing or whether this is throughout Canada. I am referring to the wonderful one-stop shop which is the Registry. It is awesome to someone like me who came from a place where I had to go to different places for different things.



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[Anonymous]

Please tell me if this is just an Alberta thing or whether this is throughout Canada. I am referring to the wonderful one-stop shop which is the Registry. It is awesome to someone like me who came from a place where I had to go to different places for different things.



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It's an Alberta thing. Registries are government owned in Ontario. Even beer and liquor stores are a government monopoly in Ontario.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

Please tell me if this is just an Alberta thing or whether this is throughout Canada. I am referring to the wonderful one-stop shop which is the Registry. It is awesome to someone like me who came from a place where I had to go to different places for different things.



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It's an Alberta thing. Registries are government owned in Ontario. Even beer and liquor stores are a government monopoly in Ontario.

Wow! Thanks! Why can't the rest of Canada do this too?

[Anonymous]

Please tell me if this is just an Alberta thing or whether this is throughout Canada. I am referring to the wonderful one-stop shop which is the Registry. It is awesome to someone like me who came from a place where I had to go to different places for different things.



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It's an Alberta thing. Registries are government owned in Ontario. Even beer and liquor stores are a government monopoly in Ontario.

Wow! Thanks! Why can't the rest of Canada do this too?

It's funny you should mention that. Premier Ford floated the idea of privatizing all liquor and beer stores. Their unions spent a fortune on media campaigns warning how the sky over Ontario would fall if Mr and Mrs Singh or Cho were allowed to sell beer, and spirits instead of Beer Store employees who earn more than journeymen tradespeople. The compromise was grocery store allowed to sell certain types of beer.



I could only imagine how public sector unions would react if Ford tried to privatize auto registries.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

I am impressed mostly that it is a one-stop shop and that you can almost find one in every strip mall in Alberta so you don't have to drive far to one. Is it like that too in other parts of Canada?

[@realAzhyaAryola]

Please tell me if this is just an Alberta thing or whether this is throughout Canada. I am referring to the wonderful one-stop shop which is the Registry. It is awesome to someone like me who came from a place where I had to go to different places for different things.



http://www.crowfootplates.com/New_webpics/exterior_registry_office.jpg">

It's an Alberta thing. Registries are government owned in Ontario. Even beer and liquor stores are a government monopoly in Ontario.

Wow! Thanks! Why can't the rest of Canada do this too?

It's funny you should mention that. Premier Ford floated the idea of privatizing all liquor and beer stares. Their unions spent a fortune on media campaigns warning how the sky over Ontario would fall if Mr and Mrs Singh or Cho were allowed to sell beer, and spirits instead of Beer Store employees who earn more than journeymen tradespeople. The compromise was grocery store allowed to sell certain types of beer.



I could only imagine how public sector unions would react if Ford tried to privatize auto registries.

Got it.  

[Thiel]

Please tell me if this is just an Alberta thing or whether this is throughout Canada. I am referring to the wonderful one-stop shop which is the Registry. It is awesome to someone like me who came from a place where I had to go to different places for different things.



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It's an Alberta thing. Registries are government owned in Ontario. Even beer and liquor stores are a government monopoly in Ontario.

Wow! Thanks! Why can't the rest of Canada do this too?

It's funny you should mention that. Premier Ford floated the idea of privatizing all liquor and beer stores. Their unions spent a fortune on media campaigns warning how the sky over Ontario would fall if Mr and Mrs Singh or Cho were allowed to sell beer, and spirits instead of Beer Store employees who earn more than journeymen tradespeople. The compromise was grocery store allowed to sell certain types of beer.



I could only imagine how public sector unions would react if Ford tried to privatize auto registries.

I remember being in Ontario and hearing those anti-privatization radio ads paid for by the LCBO unions. It made you think they were performing brain surgery instead of selling beer, wine and spirits. ac_toofunny

[Anonymous]

We were told by the terminal assistant superintendent there could be problems with protesters on my run between Winnipeg and Kenora.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

We were told by the terminal assistant superintendent there could be problems with protesters on my run between Winnipeg and Kenora.

Those damn protesters are pissing me off!

[Anonymous]

We were told by the terminal assistant superintendent there could be problems with protesters on my run between Winnipeg and Kenora.

Those damn protesters are pissing me off!

They don't even represent a majority of Aboriginal Canadians. Most of the illegal squatters(that's what I call them) have no connection to Canadian Aboriginals.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

What's with Justin Trudeau's salt and pepper beard? I wonder what led him to grow it? What will he do next? Sport a mohawk?



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