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Product Alert: Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream

in Allergies, on October 30, 2009

... A limited amount of the product was recently manufactured using peanuts instead of pecans. This voluntary recall affects products with the following UPC and manufacturing code: Lot# 931AB5YN07 (U...

Product Alert: Affy Tapple Limited Edition Classic Candy Flavors

in Allergies, on October 7, 2009

... Affy Tapple, LLC has issued a voluntary recall on its "Limited Edition Classic Candy Flavors" two-pack of caramel apples because the labels did not include the allergen statement "manufactured o...

Russians Leaving Ukraine

in Global Mobility Report, on July 22, 2009

...The Kyiv Post reported recently on a voluntary program to allow Ukrainian citizens to move to Russia and petition for Russian citizenship. Ukraine has a population of about 46 million. About...

Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...

in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009

... effort to achieve $131 million in savings till 2011. UPS officials said that through a series of voluntary steps, the IPA (Independent Pilots Association) has identified nearly $90 million in savin...

The new consumer

in Sox First, on April 10, 2009

...ng from the crisis, one that embraces quality and value, not quantity. Now it's all about "voluntary simplicity" and a rejection of the behaviors of the past which had embraced excess. N...

Support the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009

in Allergies, on March 28, 2009

...an Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and e...

Online US Visa Waiver Forms Take Effect

in Global Mobility Report, on January 14, 2009

... covered by the visa waiver program. The new program, designed to improve U.S. security, has been voluntary since August, but became mandatory Monday. Travelers are being asked to fill out the forms...

Why Isn't Google Indexing Your New Site? (Some Possible Reasons...)

in The Search Engine Weblog, on December 4, 2008

...le, the people over there index you mostly based on other people's links to your site. Ethical, voluntary links. You can buy links, but Google ignores those links once they figure that out... T...

Product Alert: Hershey's Chocolate Shell Topping

in Allergies, on October 18, 2008

...been over a month since the recall announcement . The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY ) announced a voluntary recall on September 4, 2008 of 7.25-ounce plastic bottles of HERSHEY'S Chocolate Shel...

Product Alert: Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat Bread

in Allergies, on September 19, 2008

... Bimbo Bakeries USA announced a voluntary recall of Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat bread because it may contain tree nuts that are not listed on the label. Apparently, Oroweat Health Nut bread was in...

Paradise Bakery Apple Flip and Various Fruit Pies

in Allergies, on July 12, 2008

...nd various fruit pies (as described here ). Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5128198 Voluntary recall was issued by the manufacturer Paradise Bakery. All products bearing a Best Befor...

Kids Station Toys Recalls Little Tikes Toy Cell Phones Due to Choking Hazard

in The Parenting Weblog, on June 26, 2008

....S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products im...

郎朗写给全球琴迷倡议书

in YuleGuan, on 2008-05-18

就在几天以前,中国四川省汶川县发生7.8级强烈地震,波及周围十几个省市,目前可为止可统计死亡人数已达一万四千多人,更多在地震中受到伤害和失去家园的人们无时无刻不牵动着我们的心。 A few days ago, Sichuan province in China experienced a huge earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale, affecting more than 10 others provinces and cities. Up till this moment, over 14,000 people have lost their lives...

AT&T 内部邮件泄露 3G iPhone 面世时间

in M2 十字街口, on 2008-05-08

The Boy Genius Report 消息 ,从 AT&T 内部传出的停止休假通知显示,Apple 和 AT&T 可能于今年夏天发售 3G iPhone。 这封曝光的内部邮件要求,"由于任务繁重及激动人心的新促销和新产品发布活动",AT&T 移动部门的员工不得在 6 月 15 日至 7 月 12 日之间休假。 去年 6 月 29 日,iPhone 正式上市前,AT&T 也曾发布内部邮件,要求员工不得在 6 月 15 日至 7 月 15 日期间休假。这封曝光的邮件也提到此事,称"去年此时,我们要求不得在 6 月 15...

Cubeless, SABRE Enterprise 2.0 community : interview with Toby Cunningham

in Les Explorers, on avril 25, 2008

...hin a couple of months of launch - even though participation in our implementations has always been voluntary. And with the successful matching of questions to answers we've had in our implementat...

Year Round Schools

in The Parenting Weblog, on April 5, 2008

...accommodate more kids. Many parents were furious at being forced into this. Previously it was a voluntary choice to attend year rounds but now it was being mandated. Personally I didn't like th...

What happens to enterprise vendors in a cloud scenario?

in The CIO Weblog, on March 29, 2008

...ip core in the IT industry that has, as Dignan puts it, "...one eye on the exit." Between voluntary departures and nerves over high numbers of failed projects, CIOs seem to be unsettled thes...

Update: Polaris Recall Expanded

in Under My Helmet, on March 5, 2008

... I reported last month about the voluntary recall by Polaris on their Sportsman series for the faulty ECM unit. Now about 11,000 "Outlaw IRS" ATVs, Model Year 2006-2008, are being vol...

Voluntary Recall: Polaris Sportsman ATVs

in Under My Helmet, on February 15, 2008

Polaris Industries Expands Recall of ATVs Due to Fire Hazard Name of Product: Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Units: About 95,000 (45,000 units recalled in June 2005) Manufacturer: Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn. Hazard: The ATVs can have defective Electronic Control Modules ...

FSA Publishes Food Allergy Guides for Restaurants

in Allergies, on January 30, 2008

...rs information on the allergen content of the foods they sell. The booklets are mere guides, purely voluntary, as such establishments are currently not legally required to say whether their products c...

The Future Of Management

in Sox First, on January 15, 2008

Many years ago, management thinker Gary Hamel was praising Enron just before the energy giant imploded . Never mind, Hamel's ideas are always provocative. And he has maintained that stance in his latest book The Future of Management . The hidden question Hamel is addressing is s...

Free-the-Net using Meraki

in Tech Without Wires, on January 4, 2008

...er group trying to cover as wide an area as possible with their free /non-free services but on a voluntary basis....

Product Recall: Bayer Diabetes' Test Strips (sensors) for Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter

in Daily Diabetic, on December 26, 2007

... Bayer Diabetes voluntary recalled in the market its test strips (sensors) (used exclusively with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter ) due to a manufacturing issue. In the course of its ro...

Losing My Appetite for Food Regulation, Part 1

in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 20, 2007

Due to the total lack of food manufacturer transparency, the only real way to track what goes into your mouth is by watching what the food regulation agencies are talking about. In my reading of the recent news from miscellaneous agencies around the world, I couldn't help this prevailing thou...

Charities and governance

in Sox First, on December 5, 2007

...go. In Britain, The Guardian reports that a report from the Association of Chief Executives of voluntary Organizations has found that charities are having real trouble with transparency and ...

Have you heard of Myasthenia Gravis?

in Straightfromthedoc, on November 22, 2007

...onic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body. (The name myasthenia gravis, which is Latin and Greek in origin, l...

Resveratrol Pills: Caveat Emptor

in Celebrate Wine, on November 17, 2007

...cent of claimed resveratrol. Only four our of the 13 products tested passed ConsumerLab.com's voluntary certification program. How and why are these companies getting away with it? Well, fi...

Recall Alert: Wyeth Recalls Dimetapp & Robitussin

in The Parenting Weblog, on October 30, 2007

... photo Listen up parents! Pharmaceutical firm Wyeth issued a voluntary recall of several Robitussin and Children's Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion today. These products are...

ATV Recall: Kawasaki 2007 Bayou 250

in Under My Helmet, on October 21, 2007

...rp., USA Recalls ATVs have been recalled for "Loss of Steering Control Hazard" This is a voluntary recall on 291 Kawasaki 2007 Bayou 250 All- terrain Vehicles from all over the countr...

Legal Abortion in Uruguay? I Don't Think So

in Latina Viva, on October 16, 2007

.... Among other issues, they must decide if they will approve the articles which allow women to have voluntary abortion before the 12º week of pregnancy . Abortion is legally punished in Uruguay since ...

The challenges of going green

in Sox First, on September 25, 2007

...Nations will be looking at tighter emission mandates and the Bush administration will be looking at voluntary pledges, although one has to wonder whether non-binding goals are that effective. But as ...

BLM to Offer "Risk Free" OHV ATV Sound Test

in Under My Helmet, on August 23, 2007

... The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering voluntary sound testing for off-highway vehicles including off-road motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), Rhinos/Mules or other vehicles...

Trend in State Immigration Laws in US

in Global Mobility Report, on July 20, 2007

...e maintained by ICE, which has often been criticized by employers who already use it as part of the voluntary ICE pilot program. Further, violations of the state immigration law can lead to suspension...

ADA to Users of Avandia®: See Your Doctor

in Daily Diabetic, on June 15, 2007

... The nation's leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) - is strongly urging diabetes patients on t...

Con-way Truckload initiative takes driver shortage head-on

in Supplychainer, on June 5, 2007

...pay for eligible drivers if the company meets its financial goals; increased vacation pay, and; - voluntary "per-diem" pay, among others These new enhancements further emphasize our ...

Project to Legalize Abortion in Argentina

in Latina Viva, on May 28, 2007

...men and human rights organizations) have reached an agreement on the project of legalization of the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. The project, which will be presented today in the Congress, is...

USPTO: Another RIAA Shill

in Digital Music - The Future, on May 7, 2007

...sponsive to government concerns. Commercial P2P software has been improved through a combination of voluntary company initiatives, P2P association standards, and government recommendations. These impr...

USPTO: Another RIAA Shill

in P2P File Sharing, on May 7, 2007

...sponsive to government concerns. Commercial P2P software has been improved through a combination of voluntary company initiatives, P2P association standards, and government recommendations. These impr...

Taking the law to CSR and environment

in Sox First, on April 25, 2007

... more accountable and that more and more corporations are going through the motions of implementing voluntary corporate social responsibility programs. This is no fad. The vast amounts of money pouri...

Bloggers slate the Code of Conduct

in Sox First, on April 12, 2007

...conduct or state intervention." The proposed code is unlikely to catch on in the blogosphere. Voluntary guidelines are all well and good but they're useless without everyone volunteering sup...

Not So Groovy Bracelet Recall

in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 3, 2007

...onsumer product safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products im...

Neteller Leaves Other Markets

in Internet Poker, on March 29, 2007

...orised" domestic or foreign company to citizens in Turkey, NETELLER has decided to implement a voluntary phased withdrawal of the payment services related to online gambling that it offers custom...

RFID to Enhance Port Security and Efficiency

in The Wireless Weblog, on March 15, 2007

...suring that all vehicles are identified and tracked while at the facility." Participation is voluntary, but since the RFID system promises to speed up the process of checking trucks in, about 3...

In 2006, Honda Recalled 1.1 Million Owner's Manuals

in carzz.org, on March 5, 2007

...naging council acknowledged that the automaker had thus far failed to voluntarily comply during the voluntary compliance period (6/05 to 9/06) by not printing the agency's updated contact info. ...

Small Stakes Update #3

in Internet Poker, on March 3, 2007

... raising hands that got paid off by the table maniac. The reason for the switch to limit wasn't voluntary as Absolute's game selection came into play. There were no pot-limit games running, an...

The IRS' Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 1, 2007

... income taxes was never ratified; wages are not income; filing a return and paying taxes are merely voluntary; and being required to file Form 1040 violates the Fifth Amendment right against self-incr...

VeriMed™ Implantable Chip: For Testing on Alzheimer's disease Patients

in Straightfromthedoc, on February 25, 2007

...for someone unable to care for themselves. Of course, all participants in the study will be voluntary. Well, that's right folks, implantable chips for Alzheimer's disease patients. And I ...

Lari Jewelry Company Recall

in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 23, 2007

....S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products im...

Neteller Falls On Hard Times

in Internet Poker, on February 17, 2007

...rt functions have also been trimmed. About half of the downsized staffers took advantage of a "voluntary redundancy" program in exiting the company. ...

WIREC 2008

in IfEnergy, on January 30, 2007

... focus on national renewable energy Action Plans, with respect for sovereignty, independence, and voluntary collaboration among nations. So clear your calendars from March 1 to 7 and make sure ...

More on the YouTube Shame: MTV Brazil LIES

in Latina Viva, on January 10, 2007

...f coercion . Correct me if I'm wrong: censure is something imposed by law; boycott is a voluntary act, by choice. So, besides lying, they want to misinform and fool the public. Shame on yo...

Another flaw in RIAA consumer lawsuits: Faulty ISP records

in Digital Music - The Future, on January 9, 2007

RIAA copyright infringement lawsuits are based on an incomplete and faulty chain of evidence. After alleged infractions have been detected, the next step in the RIAA litigation process is identifying the Internet subscriber associated with the incident. RIAA contacts the ISP, which provid...

Another flaw in RIAA consumer lawsuits: Faulty ISP records

in P2P File Sharing, on January 9, 2007

RIAA copyright infringement lawsuits are based on an incomplete and faulty chain of evidence. After alleged infractions have been detected, the next step in the RIAA litigation process is identifying the Internet subscriber associated with the incident. RIAA contacts the ISP, which provid...

Oops. Sorry, Wrong Person: RIAA Shotgun Lawsuits

in Digital Music - The Future, on January 8, 2007

RIAA now has dropped several copyright infringement lawsuits against suspected P2P file sharers, including Warner v. Pidgeon and Interscope v. Leadbetter and Elektra v. Santangelo . Generally this is so RIAA can amend or refile the claim against a related person. This practice highlights R...

Oops. Sorry, Wrong Person: RIAA Shotgun Lawsuits

in P2P File Sharing, on January 8, 2007

RIAA now has dropped several copyright infringement lawsuits against suspected P2P file sharers, including Warner v. Pidgeon and Interscope v. Leadbetter and Elektra v. Santangelo . Generally this is so RIAA can amend or refile the claim against a related person. This practice highlights R...

UPS in trouble !

in Supplychainer, on December 28, 2006

... United Parcel Service Inc. announced recently that it has offered "voluntary separation opportunities" to 650 workers at its corporate office in Atlanta, and at its supply chain ...

CCC Sputnik: Voluntary RFID Surveillance to Make a Point

in The Wireless Weblog, on December 28, 2006

Wired's Quinn Norton reports today that Berlin's Chaos Communications Congress is allowing visitors (for a fee of 10 euros) to permit themselves to be tracked via RFID " CCC Sputnik " tags, which report their positions every few seconds to an array of 35 monitoring station...

FCC Seeks Comments on Nationwide Public Safety Network

in The Wireless Weblog, on December 21, 2006

...uot;The spectrum would be assigned to one national licensee that could offer public-safety agencies voluntary access to a broadband service for a fee," Lawson writes. "The common network wou...

Lead and Children's Jewelry

in The Jewelry Weblog, on December 13, 2006

...hat quantity." Until the mandatory rules take effect, jewelry will continue to be covered by voluntary rules that include tests of how much lead a child could potentially come in contact with. ...

Sustainability reporting: carrots and sticks

in Sox First, on October 11, 2006

Once dismissed as fuzzy and meaningless work from greenies, sustainability reporting seems to be gaining some traction in boardrooms with the release of the latest Global Reporting Initiative . The new G3 guidelines have the support of business leaders like Sir Mark Moody Stuart, Chair of glob...

UK asks firms to disclose nanotechnology developments

in Nanotechbuzz, on September 29, 2006

...hnologies they are working on under a program launched this week by the government. It's hoped voluntary disclosure will help the UK to assess nanotechnology's risks . According to foodprod...

CSA Announces Voluntary Workplace Safety Standard

in Small Business Unplugged, on September 12, 2006

...006 the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) announced that they were able to gain consensus on a voluntary safety standard with labour , business, government and representatives from other or...

Patagonia Recalling PFD Vests

in The Outdoor Weblog, on September 12, 2006

... Under a voluntary recall notice, Lotus Designs, Inc./Patagonia, Inc. have announced that two versions of their Mildwater personal flotation devices may pose a potential casualty hazard. The recal...

The Social Enterprise Buzz ... Hype or Reality?

in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 10, 2006

...; minister, Ed Miliband visited Portsmouth to launch Portsmouth4Funding, a funding database/hub for voluntary organisations, charities and community groups, businesses and social enterprises. A Mecha...

Supplement to president's FY 2007 budget defines nanotech spending

in Nanotechbuzz, on August 6, 2006

...chip systems, and fossil fuel advances. The Environmental Protection Agency is developing a voluntary pilot program for reporting of nanomaterials manufacturing. It also wants to fingerprint c...

Allergies and Wine

in Celebrate Wine, on August 3, 2006

...as milk or eggs. Intriguingly, an industry often leery of new labeling schemes is accepting the new voluntary standards. ''Not all wines have these ingredients,'' said Gladys Horiuchi...

Get Bumped and Earn

in The Flyaway Weblog, on August 1, 2006

... from several flights because there is just not enough seats for all the people they have booked. Voluntary bumping means that you raise your hand and volunteer to take a later flight. This goodwill...

Why not a Social Enterprise Corps?

in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 30, 2006

...e. I don't really think mandatory anything works very well. Best for something like a SEC to be voluntary, not as one of a number of mandatory options. I'd also say that something like this ...

NoNAIS.org - We Don't Need No Stinking Tags

in The RFID Weblog, on July 26, 2006

... hours after discovery." RFID tagging of livestock is a big part of NAIS. NAIS is currently a voluntary program, although a draft strategic plan about NAIS references making it mandatory in 2008...

Is a framework for managing nanotech risks emerging?

in Nanotechbuzz, on July 24, 2006

...quot;If that's what happens, government regulation might become a more reasonable approach than voluntary standards." This summer, Dupont unveiled its Framework for Responsible Nanotechnolo...