The second phase of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance and the supporting Unsolicited Electronic Messages Regulation will become effective December 22.

Yes, now some of the local toy manufacturers hurt by bad press are looking at suing Mattel in U.S. federal court. Good luck with that, I'm sure the jurors will love you.

Paul Midler comments on the absurdity of the claim that the manufacturers are only 15% at fault and that Mattel [...]

Three employers have been fined up to $25,000 for wage offences.

Seems like today is beat up on the Boston Globe day. First it was blindly speaking out against free trade, now it's the sin of stating the obvious.
I understand that this column is an Op/Ed, not a news article, but telling us that there is capitalism in China? Are you serious? Here's how it starts:
THE [...]

You know, in the grand scheme of things, I actually find this kinda funny:
Chinese regulators on Monday rejected proposals by Goldman Sachs to buy a substantial minority stake in Fuyao Glass Group, China's largest automotive glass maker.
Goldman agreed to buy into the Shanghai-listed glass company last November when it was trading at about Rmb8 per [...]

Actually, all protectionists. The drumbeats in the U.S. just get louder, and the arguments of free trade advocates are not even heard.
This fun rant comes courtesy of the Boston Globe:
WE HAVE already seen the devastating effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Massachusetts. According to conservative estimates, more than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have [...]

Now that I've successfully booted up my PC, I find this in my Inbox:

There's absolutely no reason you should be waiting the three-plus minutes it takes your computer to boot up Windows, says Woody Hobbs, CEO of Phoenix Technologies. And indeed, if Hobbs has his way, you may not have to endure those waits much [...]