Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe \/ wacko sites.<\/p>\n
* Dannon to reimburse customers for misleading advertising<\/a>. Turns out statements in its marketing and advertising materials for Activia, Activia Light, DanActive and DanActive Light were deceptive. As in completely made up. Ain’t the truth a pain in the ass? [FOOD BUSINESS NEWS<\/a>]<\/p>\n * Mandatory H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for the military are imminent<\/a>. Oh, good. Because on the off chance something is wrong with the untested and very-rushed to production flu vaccine, we want to infect those with the automatic weapons and heavy artillery first. [US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE \/ MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM<\/a>]<\/p>\n * FDA issues strong warning about those “fallen and I can’t get up” lifeline pendant buttons<\/a>. Turns out they may be a choking hazard if they get caught on something. If only there was… some way to call… for help… when that… happens! [FDA<\/a>]<\/p>\n * Google approved sub-group now shows you how to completely delete and remove all of your personal data from…. everything Google<\/a>. Looks like they are really standing behind their “don’t be evil” mantra! But couldn’t they still have a backup copy somewhere? The details are all in the FAQ<\/a>. [GOOGLE \/ DATALIBERATION.ORG<\/a>]<\/p>\n * The french want bold printed notices on all photoshopped images in print advertising <\/a> stating they have been digitally enhanced<\/a>. Finally! I seriously think this is long overdue! The only problem I see is that advertising agencies are about to get a big kick in the nards on this one. [TELEGRAPH.CO.UK<\/a>]<\/p>\n * Al Gore has just gotten a $529 million U.S. government loan to help build a hybrid sports car in Finland<\/a> that will sell for about $89,000<\/a>. Clever, manbearpig<\/a>. Very clever. [WALL STREET JOURNAL<\/a>]<\/p>\n * USA Network has announced the departure of star Vincent D’Onofrio (Robert Goren), Kathryn Erbe (Alex Eames) and Eric Bogosian (Danny Ross) from Law and Order : Criminal Intent<\/a>. You know. The main stars. Julianne Nicholson is also out for good measure. Everybody got killed at once? I’m not buying it. Someone get CSI on this.\u00a0 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe \/ wacko sites. * Dannon to reimburse customers for misleading advertising. … Continue reading