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Public Radio International Retraction on Apple Working Conditions, by David Henderson (Econlog)

Public Radio International, to its credit, after some digging into claims made
against Apple by Mike Daisey, not only found that he told a number of lies but
also retracted its previous coverage in which PRI had assumed that he was
telling the truth. All of the retraction is one direction: pointing out that
the extreme claims that Daisey made about horrible working conditions were
untrue.

You can read the transcript and that's normally what I do because I can read
so much faster than I can listen.

In this case, though, the interview with Daisey was so revealing that I
recommend that you actually listen to it. You'll need about 40 minutes. To
listen, go to the retraction and click on "Play."

One excerpt:

> Rob Schmitz: Let's talk about the hexane poisoned workers. Cathy says that
you did not talk to workers who were poisoned by hexane and were shaking
uncontrollably.

Mike Daisey: That's correct. I met workers in Hong Kong going to Apple
protests who had not been poisoned by hexane but had known people who had
been, and it was like a constant conversation we were having about those
workers. So no, they were ...

Econlog

Can't get easier than this: Will you tell me one thing I probably don't know?

And, just to return the favor, here are a few for you:

Did you know the modern dime has 118 ridges on its edge?
No, Silly! I didn't count 'em! I read it in the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_(United_States_coin)

and, one more to share with Thanksgiving dinner guests....
Pilgrims didn't use forks - only spoons, knives, and fingers.

http://www.amusingfacts.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?query=Pilgrims

So, now you know what you have to do.... if you want your
Thanksgiving to be truly authentic, commemorative.... and messy!

THANKS for your answers, of course.
Hey, I thought of one more you might like...... Some people's lives revolve around clicking that "thumbs down" button. Pretty sad, huh?

OK, Sweetie! Here goes...

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!