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AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
UK lawmakers officially announced the Digital Economy Bill intended to address issues identified by the Digital Britain Report. As expected it makes communications regulators at Ofcom responsible for curbing unauthorized P2P file sharing. Initially it doesn't go quite as far as entertainment industry representatives would like, and only requires that ISPs forward warning letters about alleged illegal...
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Offshore Banking Services - The Privacy Trap (Free subscription) | yesterday
The FDCPA limits how bill collectors conduct business and defines consumers' rights in dealing with bill collectors. It also assigns penalties and remedies for when bill collectors violate these rights.
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Privacy Law Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
On November 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies released their final model privacy notice form that is intended to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about them. The model privacy notice form, which features a version that offers consumers an opt-out and one with no opt-out , represents the culmination of extensive research and...
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The West Virginia Rebel's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Free market? What's that? the Feds must have better things to worry about than whether two little Pennsylvania pretzel companies pose a danger to the American economy. This month Snyder's of Hanover and Utz Quality Foods, both in Hanover, just over the state line from Carroll County, halted a planned merger after regulators intervened. In deciding to extend its review of the deal, the Federal Trade...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the holidays around the corner, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (www.nafcu.org) is offering these tips to help folks avoid the holiday budget hangover. Create a budget – Create your gift list and determine how much you can spend on each person. Set a budget among family and friends or maybe establish a gift exchange program. Give Gifts that...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wednesday, November 25, 2009: Community Foundation of Central Florida Unveils New Web Site with Detailed “Portraits” of Charitable Organizations in Central Florida; Transparency Expected to Stimulate Nonprofit Marketplace and Change Giving Central Florida is one of the first regions in the country to make it happen, thanks to the Community Foundation of Central...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling certain Shedd’s Country Crock® chilled side-dish products because they may contain undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening...
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HomeATM (Free subscription) | yesterday
Published: Friday 20 November 2009 The EU is in corrective mode on eCommerce after it created a web of burdensome rules in order to inspire more consumer confidence, argues the author of a report examining European rules on online shopping. Background: At present, the contractual rights of EU consumers are set out in four separate directives on unfair contract terms, sales and guarantees, distance...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toys “R” Us, Inc. announced today the completion of the offering of $725 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured 8.50% notes due 2017 (the “Notes”) by Toys “R” Us Property Company II, LLC (“Toys Propco II”), formerly known as Giraffe Properties, LLC, one of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Notes were...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 125 top women lawyers, in-house counsel and corporate leaders from around the country convened to discuss numerous pressing legal and business issues – including pandemic flu in the workplace, employee blogging and social networking, and restructurings and reorganizations in a global economy – at Proskauer’s annual Women’s Law Forum, held...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, gives way to Pink on Nov. 27 as CompUSA turns the shopping frenzy into a charitable free-for-all for the second consecutive year. The consumer electronics and technology retailer expects Pink Friday to help raise more than $100,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While retailers are scrambling to ensure great sales on the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally known as “Black Friday,” Systemax will be attempting to raise additional awareness and raise funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and their goal to end breast cancer forever through the third annual Pink Friday® event. Pink Friday (http://www.pinkfriday.org)...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Breast Preservation Foundation will appear on the hit show ‘The Doctors’ today at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KCAL. Dr. Joel Aronowitz, the Foundation’s president and founder, will be featured in a segment highlighting skin-sparing mastectomy as an advanced surgical alternative to traditional mastectomy, which can result in terribly disfiguring scars....
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--inca (Pink Sheets: IDGI) resort and swimwear debuts its new e-commerce online boutique, TheincaCollection.com, set to launch Friday November 20, 2009. The wildly successful resort collection headed by Stacy Josloff is now available with the click of a mouse. With the convenience of theincacollection.com online boutique, the chic collection of sophisticated swimwear and resort...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Irvine Animal Care Center is the largest pro-humane animal shelter in Orange County which receives nearly 4,000 animals each year. The shelter is situated on a beautiful five acre facility that looks more like a park than an animal shelter. The IACC prides itself on mimicking a family life for the shelter pets that are temporarily in our care. Each pet enjoys a daily routine...
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ssonuagarwal | 10/31/2009
Classof1: Company has offered a refund for all Baby Einstein videos. Moms and dads bought them believing in the promo that baby would emerge from the crib a certified genius, if she watched them early. The refund is tacit admission that the videos did not live up to the claim. Kids who watched them consistently have not become geniuses. Infant intellect didn’t get a boost. Susan Linn, director of the...
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obi jo | 10/28/2009
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/fda-to-curb-untested-h1n1-remedies/ As is always the case when a medical crisis or new illness appears on the scene, there are those companies and individuals who seek to take advantage of public fear and ignorance by offering a variety of “treatments” for sale. Naturally, these treatments have not been fully tested or subjected to rigorous medical review. Accordingly,...
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mikedouglas31 | 07/15/2009
Personal Loan Financing Tips - An Investigation into Personal Loans Ahead of taking out a personal loan, it is necessary to carry out some studies on what you intend to take. Remember that having the right information on personal loans will help you to determine the type of personal loan that you seek for and the most appropriate lender for you. Despite the fact that carrying out this investigation...
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