This & That & the Other

This:
Well here in beautiful Minnesota we are entering our fifth season. Floods.
Every year as it happens with large snowfall in the winter, the coming of spring brings flooding. Every year towns along the Red River, the Mn River & the Mississippi are decimated by rising water. There is a reason it's called a flood basin. While watching the local news the other day, all three networks featured the story about the concern of ice jams forming which caused early flooding in certain areas. Clearly a problem. I was amazed that no one has apparently seen a Hollywood "disaster" movie. The solution to this layman, seemed obvious. Dynamite. Why wait for Mother Nature to decide the fate of countless homes & businesses, when a few sticks of dynamite strategically placed, could break up these ice jams.
Granted, this won't solve the long term problem of the seasonal flooding, but it will slow down the immediate danger & give communities valuable time to prepare for the inevitable.
That:
Recently, the state of Maine was considering issuing health warning labels for cell phones. There is some concern that the cell phone's emission of electromagnetic radiation could cause brain cancer & tumors.
While other countries such as Finland, Israel & France have issued guidelines for cell phones, the good old USA has yet to act. Isn't it strange that the only "comprehensible" study of cell phones & their safe use, which found that no danger existed, was paid for by the cell phone industry.
With over 270 million users of cell phones in the USA, I wonder if there will be a time down the road, where generations with cancer riddled brains will find themselves connected to their cell phones & life support.
The Other:
Just recently I signed onto snagajob.com. Looking for work as I have been unemployed for 1 year. After finding a prospective employer, I spent over 1/2 hour entering my resume & other pertinent facts as requested by the website. No cut & paste here. Hey wake up & smell the 21st Century.
After clicking on the apply now button, I almost immediately received an email from snagajob, which in part read
"Unfortunately your application did not meet the requirements for this
position."
Now this position was for overnight stocking of merchandise at a major dept. store chain. No previous experience was needed. No high school diploma needed. Basically an entry level grunt job.
I am over qualified for this position, but after a year of being out of work, even this looked good.
My problem with snagajob was their decision to determine if I was right for the position. Am I that outdated that I think perhaps the employer should be the one making that choice? I truly believe that this website is not only a technological disaster, it is also detrimental to those looking for work & the prospective employer.
So that's all folks for now. Maybe next time I'll do a me & you & them rant.