MooPig Complaints Department :: "Ten Formal Complaints in Six Months"

Of Course Not about Us, Everybody Loves Us!
Snagged by Pat Darnell  |  June 25, 2013  |  Bryan TX

Ten Formal Complaints in Six Months: "Apparently after receiving three, you are meant to have some kind of formal meeting between the parties involved but this never happened. According to the rules, if there are five complaints, an external mediator has to be bought in. This didn't happen either and I was quite disappointed. I don't really have anything against Simon apart from the fact that he likes the band Nickelback and I have no idea what his problem with me is, as I'm pretty sure I am an absolute pleasure to work with.

I brought in donuts once, which is pretty nice. I found them in a bin and left them near Simon's desk. When he asked, "Who brought these donuts in?" I replied, "The girl from the shop across the road brought them in because they have too many" and watched him eat four, complaining between mouthfuls that they weren't very fresh. He would have eaten them all but stopped after finding a dead cricket in the box."

'via Blog this'

See Formal Complaint Forms F26-A  HERE ...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulation at Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614.102(b)(2) requires Federal agencies to establish or make available an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. The ADR program must be available during both the pre-complaint stage and the formal complaint stage of the equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint process.

ADR is a range of problem-solving approaches used for resolving conflict in lieu of more formal and/or adversarial processes, such as court litigation. ADR approaches may be used to resolve a portion of, or an entire claim. Such approaches usually involve the use of a neutral third party who works with the parties involved in the dispute to help them find mutually acceptable solutions.

___________________________Reference
http://www.27bslash6.com/f26a.html
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/programs/mediationprog.cfm

Who Would Win in a Poker Game? #1

A Tribute
by Pat Darnell | June 22, 2013 | Bryan TX

James Gandolfini

--vs--

Steven Seagal

Long time actors who never strayed far from playing their favorite roles, as in always playing themselves, with lots of schmaltz, Seagal and Gandolfini might have faced each other in a poker game. Or not.

If you were holding five diamonds, and the bet was several thousand to you, would you still be able to stare these two down?

" ... New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has released an executive order that all flags in the state will be flown at half-staff on Monday, June 24 to "recognize the achievements and contributions" of James Gandolfini. (6/21/2013 by Michele Amabile Angermiller. LINK) ... "

We at MooPig Enterprises will honor that request.

______________Reference
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/showbiz/james-gandolfini-obituary/index.html
http://moviewow.blogspot.com/2012/04/steven-seagal.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-gandolfini-death-chris-christie-573353
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2013/jun/20/james-gandolfini-gangster-sopranos

MooPig Architectural Summary :: "Post Modern Architecture?"

Post Modernism ... Yes?

Certification makes me Stupid

"The U.S. agency responsible for cracking down on unfit truckers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, acknowledges it hasn't completed any of eight recommendations that U.S. safety regulators have proposed since 2001. One would set minimum standards for officials who determine whether truckers are medically safe to drive. Another would prevent truckers from "doctor shopping" to find a physician who might overlook a risky health condition. It's unclear whether any of the eight recommendations will be done before President Bush leaves office."

Sick Truck Drivers Causing Fatal Wrecks

By HOPE YEN and FRANK BASS, AP

WASHINGTON (July 21) - Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by The Associated Press.

The problems threatening highway travelers persist despite years of government warnings and hundreds of deaths and injuries blamed on commercial truck and bus drivers who blacked out, collapsed or suffered major health problems behind the wheels of vehicles that can weigh 40 tons or more.

Read the entire Article HERE: see the outlook of certifications in our system of governance.

Consider these cases:

- A Florida bus driver who suffers from lung disease and uses three daily inhalers to control breathing told congressional investigators that he "occasionally blacks out and forgets things." He works as a substitute driver despite not having a medical certificate, and his commercial license expires in 2010. The driver, who was not identified but will figure prominently in a congressional hearing this week, has collected Social Security benefits since 1994. He confided to investigators that he "gets winded" walking to his mailbox but has no problem driving a passenger bus. [go to article for more]...