NYMHM: Chechen cancer spike, "onshoring" vs. outsourcing, Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:55:19 -0700 ============================================================================= NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * October 24, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 43 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004436.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "They hope by using these scare tactics they can persuade policymakers to alter labeling, and they can use the label to drive people away." -- James Greenwood of the Biotechnology Industry Association, on a new push to label GMO foods (see "Food Safety," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* The child brides of Kandahar Cancer is the latest Chechen Scourge Fakin' it: Officials forge a future in Iraq *In Context: Wildfires* Why California must burn *Labor* Offshoring meets "onshoring" in the quest for cheap labor *Food Safety* Activists seek labels for biotech foods ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > The Child Brides of Kandahar Human rights activists in Afghanistan say arranged marriages involving young girls under 16 still account for half of all marriages in some parts of the country, such as in southern Kandahar province. The tradition is perpetuated by poverty and illiteracy, say activists -- problems that are just as systemic. Many young brides get married without a full understanding of their wedding vows, leading to situations where ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004435.html > Cancer is the Latest Chechen Scourge Chechnya is experiencing a "cancer epidemic" never before seen in its history, according to the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. By anecdotal and official accounts, the incidence of lung, breast, thyroid and skin cancers and other disorders has risen steeply since war broke out in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004437.html > Fakin' It: Officials Forge a Future in Iraq More than 900 officials in the Iraqi government, including parliamentarians, are obtaining forged degrees to continue to serve in the government and obtain higher ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004438.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN CONTEXT: WILDFIRES ............................................................................. > Why California Must Burn As the flames spread through San Diego County, Newsdesk.org looks back at our 2004 article on California wildfire ecology, why the Golden State will always be a fire hazard, and how humans have made it worse. This is classic Newsdesk.org reporting -- digging into the backstory to take the headlines out of the discontinuous, TV-driven present, and into the realm of deep context and long-term cause and effect. GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/003212.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR ............................................................................. > Offshoring Meets "Onshoring" in the Quest for Cheap Labor Some major American companies like Northrop Grunman and IBM are finding they can save money by keeping their IT and customer service operations in the U.S. rather than moving them to India -- a trend some experts have dubbed "onshoring," reports the Los Angeles Times. Increasingly, companies are setting up shop in small-town America and training the local workforce -- saving money for companies operating out of Silicon Valley or Los Angeles. Even Wipro Technologies, a software maker based in India, is establishing a center in Atlanta that will ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004440.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOOD SAFETY ............................................................................. > Activists Seek Labels for Biotech Foods Environmental groups in the U.S. and abroad continue to argue that food products containing genetically modified ingredients ought to be labeled as such, if for no other reason than to give consumer a choice. Environmental groups in Iowa are leading a campaign to make labeling the law, and have succeeded in getting Hillary Clinton and John Edwards to agree with them. Biotech companies continue to reject arguments that GMOs could have environmental or health implications, pointing out that the FDA has ... 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