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I read a lot of books, newspapers, blogs, and journal articles. Sometimes I have the time and inclination to write a book review or a detailed deconstruction of something I have read. Sometimes I don’t. But that doesn’t mean the other things I read are not worth discussing. Many of them are very worthy of [...]
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Thank you to @babydefender for sharing this great video on twitter. //
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I’ve written before about how bloggers should be careful what brands they align themselves with. You probably all remember the Nestle Family affair and may remember my post about brand-supported “charitable” twitter parties. The Striderite / Robeez private party that was held at the same time as BlogHer ’10 (but not associated with BlogHer in [...]
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I am an outspoken critic of Nestlé’s unethical business practices. Although I have been aware of some of the issues with Nestlé for years, I have become more aware of the depth and breadth of the issues since my interaction with both Nestlé and the Nestlé Family Bloggers starting last September. This post provides an [...]
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My regular readers will know that I have a lot to say about misleading, inappropriate, unethical and sneaky claims by infant formula companies. While we need to continue to put pressure on formula companies to change their business practices, the most effective way to ensure a change is to have legislation passed and enforced that [...]
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Recently a DJ from an Orlando, Florida, radio station interviewed a midwife about nursing in public. The DJ would prefer that women not nurse in public, and his questions to the midwife were very anti-breastfeeding in nature. At one point he said something to the effect of, “Well, if women are allowed to breastfeed anywhere, [...]
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As I promised back in my BlogHer Accountability Post, I am making charitable donations in the amount of $600. That is the full cost of a BlogHer ’10 ticket, if it were not covered by sponsors. This year’s BlogHer sponsor list includes a number of companies that I am not enamored with, including most notably [...]
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The Best for Babes Foundation has a very good chance to win $20,000 through the CHASE Community Giving Program if they can hold on to their spot in the top 200. Voting is expected to heat up in the next 3 days until the contest closes, so if you are on facebook I am hoping [...]
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Welcome to the July 2010 Carnival of Nursing in Public This post was written for inclusion in the NursingFreedom.org. All week, July 5-9, we will be featuring articles and posts about nursing in public (“NIP”). See the bottom of this post for more information. *** Ah, cultural differences. As my readers know, we are currently [...]
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This post isn’t addressed to any person in particular, but is addressed to any friend who ends up not breastfeeding. I was inspired to write it when I read these words by my friend Arwyn from Raising My Boychick: So make the space. When someone says she didn’t breastfeed because it was creepy, listen to [...]
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