2008 September

The list of products contaminated with Chinese milk is increasing. Heinz has recalled products:
“…”In order to reassure consumers about the safety of Heinz products, Heinz has made the strategic decision to switch our milk supply in China and Hong Kong to non-Chinese sources,” the company said in a statement. “We are testing all dairy [...]

What does one do with a such a souvenir? Does it go on the coffee table or the fireplace mantel? An Air Force Officer thought that a missile launch control device would be a good souvenir:
“An Air Force supervisor says a Minot Air Force Base officer admitted taking a missile launch control device [...]

Another manufacturer has recalled a product connected with the Chinese milk scandal.
“Unilever is recalling four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the chemical melamine in the product, the company said Tuesday.”
link: Manufacturing giant recalls melamine tainted tea
The reported number of children who have [...]

Venezuela has taken a major step towards improving education for the country’s children. It has bought a million cost efficient laptops for educational purposes. And the laptop is not the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) model which has generated so much publicity:
“…Portugal is manufacturing the blue and white laptops under licence from Intel [...]

There is support for the Google / Yahoo Advertising plan in the House of Representatives:
“…The lawmakers, all Democrats from California, urged the DOJ not to block the ad deal, in which Yahoo would run some Google search ads on its Web pages. The group sent a letter to the DOJ Friday.”
link: Lawmakers call on [...]

The Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, will be granted unprecedented authority in the financial bailout plan:
“… Paulson’s new powers will be almost breathtaking in their scope. He and his successor will have the right to buy not just the mortgage-related securities at the heart of the crisis but, under some conditions, any financial instrument [...]

The fallout from the contaminated milk scandal has become international and impacting on milk related products. The chemical melamine, which has caused illness in tens of thousands of Chinese children and which has caused some deaths, has been found in products exported from China:
“Indonesia’s health ministry said melamine had been detected in 12 food [...]

The financial crisis is dire. The amount of the bailout is staggering. There is no dispute that the economy verges on the brink of collapse. In the midst of this immediate danger there is a bit of behaviour that is frightening:
“…McCain had never committed to support the Administration’s plan. When asked, he [...]

With the passing of Paul Newman, tributes come from various sources. There is none more potent than from people like Babette Rittmeyer:
“…She explained that her son, Matthew Stein, suffered from childhood kidney cancer. He was among the lucky ones who attended the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps that Newman created for sick kids [...]

The Medicare card allows access to medical services. However, this identifier also presents a danger for identity theft. The reason is that the Social Security number is on the card. It ties a name with a Social Security number - and that is all the information that an identity thieve needs to [...]