Nestle Answers: Canada being a signatory to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes means nothing
This is one of a series of posts that features Nestle’s answers to my questions that came out of the Nestle Family event. To access the other questions and answers, go to follow-up questions for Nestle and click on the questions you are interested in. Answers will be posted as they are received and analyzed. Question You say that you comply with the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in all countries that have adopted the code . Canada is a signatory to th
T-mobile Unveils New Service Plan – Analyst Blog
T-Mobile USA, the US subsidiary of German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom ( DT ), has reportedly introduced a new unlimited wireless service plan that comes without any annual service contract. This move represents the company’s latest initiative to counter strong competition from its larger peers in the domestic wireless market. Under the new service plan, customers can enjoy unlimited voice, text and Web access services for $79.99 per month without entering into any long-term contract. Thi
Appeal filed in Obama eligibility argument ‘Court cannot refuse to hear a case because it prefers
This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=114256 Wednesday, October 28, 2009WorldNetDaily Exclusive Appeal filed in Obama eligibility argument‘Court cannot refuse to hear a case because it prefers not’Posted: October 27, 2009 8:43 pm Eastern WorldNetDaily A case alleging Congress failed in its constitutional duties by refusing to investigate the eligibility of Barack Obama to be
Five good habits to help protect you from online attacks
I blame my friends who work at three-letter agencies for the United States government. They are the ones who invited me to the Black Hat Technical Security Conference in Las Vegas to drink, have a good time, and learn how completely ignorant I was about online security. Today, I am a changed person. What I previously deemed to be adequate, if not savvy, security precautions for my quotidian web use, I learned was the same as leaving a full camera bag with the top flipped open on the front
Pakistan Not Alone in Terror War: Hillary Clinton
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan Not Alone in Terror War: Hillary Clinton , In his first visit to Pakistan as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday sought to dent the anti-Americanism in the country, while applauding the government for taking violent extremist forces. Clinton praised the government of Pakistan to pressure a high risk of military offensive against extremist forces in a region near the Afghan border. “I give the Pakistani government and military high marks for it
Our Economy Was a Scam and Now We’re Dead Broke
By Joe Bageant Alternet.com October 27, 2009. When Barack Obama took office it seemed to some of us that his first job was to get the national silverware out of the pawn shop. Or at least maintain the world’s confidence that it was possible for us to get out of debt. America is dead broke, the easy credit, phantom “growth” economy has been exposed for what it was. A credit scam. Even Hillary Clinton and Obama’s best efforts have not coaxed much more dough out of foreign friends. But at leas
Indonesian youth demonstrate against Tamil asylum seekers accomodated
By Walter JayawardhanaIn Indonesia, an unfriendly attitude towards Tamil asylum seekers whose ships are receiving some accommodation , is being created say reports emanating out of the country.On October 27 some youth said to be representing Kijian Riau island province held a demonstration against the Tamils.“Reject Sri Lanka immigrants. Riau Island is not an accommodation center,” the posters they carried said, reported the Antara News service . La Ode Abdul Mukmin, coordinator of the rally, s
Does Policy Trail Public Opinion on Gay Rights?
My colleague Adam Liptak has a piece in The New York Times today about the disconnect between the public acceptance of gay marriage and its legal adoption. In his article about a California case, public opinion on same-sex marriage (at least in the form of Proposition 
appears to lag behind the more liberal opinions of the bench. But in many states, and on many other gay rights issues, the lag seems to go in the opposite direction: legal and policy responses (whether from the legislative or ju
Joint Statement from Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York on the European Parliamentary and local…
“The European Parliamentary and local elections on June 4th will take place at a time of extraordinary turbulence in our democratic system. It is a time for great vigilance over how to exercise our democratic right to vote.“The temptation to stay away or register a protest vote in order to send a negative signal to the parties represented at Westminster will be strong. In our view, however, it would be tragic if the understandable sense of anger and disillusionment with some MPs over recent rev
Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?
Carla Gottgens/BloombergA crop of genetically modified canola grows in a field in Lake Bolac, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, Sept. 29, 2009. With food prices remaining high in developing countries, the United Nations estimates that the number of hungry people around the world could increase by 100 million in 2009 and pass the one billion mark. A summit of world leaders in Rome scheduled for November will set an agenda for ways to reduce hunger and increase investment in agricult
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