CLEVELAND (AP) -- The maker of the Dirt Devil is recalling about 20,000 Sweeper Vac battery-powered upright vacuums because they can overheat and start a fire. No injuries have been reported, Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. said Tuesday. The recalled vacuums were made in China and have "Dirt Devil" and "Sweeper Vac" printed on the front and model number M083000 and plant Code J printed on a silver plate on the back. They …
Moms In Des Moines Told “Life Is Better On The Beach”
from Promo Magazine: Last year Kraft signed a marketing alliance with South Beach Diet creator Dr. Arthur Agatston and in October began putting "South Beach Diet Recommended" tags on several products, including Boca Burgers, Kraft Fat Free Singles cheese slices, some Oscar Mayer deli meats, Planters assorted nuts, and Light N' Lively cottage cheese. Now, with the help of 141 Worldwide in Chicago, Kraft is saying …
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PETA Has Its Way With The Ronald. Chickens Don’t Exactly Celebrate.
from CNN/Money: McDonald's, the world's number one fast-food restaurant and second-largest buyer of chicken, is studying whether to switch its chicken suppliers over to the least-cruel slaughter method, the animal rights group PETA said Tuesday. Controlled-atmosphere killing, or CAK, is a USDA-approved method of slaughter that is described by animal welfare experts as "the most stress-free, humane method of killing …
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Ginger Leaves Jack For Sexy Mexican
Cuervo and Ginger is a joint marketing effort from Schweppes and Cuervo. The fashionable t-shirt above is available for free when you register. A good idea for the college student who hates doing laundry. But I believe the brands offer something more valuable here. The real offer is a memorable idea--one that can be easily repeated when faced with the daunting task of ordering for four at a crowded bar. Thanks to for …
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Voice Over IP Now Available Via Wireless Fidelity
from USA TODAY: Vonage, the No. 1 Internet phone company, will unveil plans Tuesday to offer subscribers a wireless Wi-Fi phone that can make calls over the Internet at homes or at public Wi-Fi hot spots. For Vonage subscribers, the phone could amount to a kind of limited-use cell phone that would cost nothing extra. Vonage will offer the phones to its 400,000 subscribers, who typically pay $24.99 a month for …
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Blogerati Score “People Of The Year” Accolades
PC Magazine has named blogrepreneurs, Evan Williams, Meg Hourihan and Paul Bausch of Blogger, along with Ben and Mena Trott of Six Apart, as 2004 people of the year. Blogger and Six Apart …
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Snoop Finds Second Career As Pimp Caddy
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Witness The Power Of Magnets
By Casey Ross of Boston Herald: Starbucks Coffee is not only popping up on every street corner, it's springing from the roofs of Boston's taxicabs as well. A holiday advertising gimmick placed atop cabs in recent weeks has been fooling Hub motorists who continually mistake the ad for a Starbucks cup left on the roof. The coffee ad, a creation of Clear Channel Taxi Media, is a "venti''-sized Starbucks cup magnetically …
