Starbucks removes peanut butter products from stores NY Daily News

Starbucks is the latest company affected by the peanut butter recall.  The company has pulled all products that contain peanut butter from its stores, according to CNN. This move is a safety precaution.  The company said none of its products were affected by the previous recall.  And on that note, check the item below out…

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Near-fatal allergic reaction caused by Starbucks dessert CBC

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating Starbucks’ labelling after a young woman ate a parfait from a Coquitlam, B.C., outlet and almost died. Kristin Gardiner is allergic to nuts. On May 19, 2008, Gardiner said she ate a Starbucks Peach Yogurt Parfait — after finding no mention of nuts in the listed ingredients and being assured by a Starbucks employee that it was nut-free. CBC News asked Starbucks for an interview last week about the incident and received the following email: “Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, I cannot provide an on-camera interview,” wrote spokesperson Trina Smith. “We are truly sympathetic to Ms. Gardiner’s injuries. We are continuing to investigate.” Product not removed after incident: Within days Kristin’s mother, Norma Gardiner, said she went into the same Starbucks outlet to see if a warning label had been put on the parfait containers. The label hadn’t changed, she said, and when she asked an employee if the product contained nuts, she said she was also told it did not. Records show environmental health officer James Wong inspected the Starbucks and asked for a copy of the incident report the shop had on file. Wong’s notes indicate the restaurant manager spoke to someone at Starbucks’ Seattle head office and was told not to release company information. Under B.C. law, licensed food outlets are required to hand over any relevant documents health inspectors ask for. Gardiner said she called Starbucks head office in Seattle weeks after the incident to discuss what had happened to her, and she was offered a Starbucks coffee card.

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U.S. Lawmakers mull Internet, wireless tax credits Reuters

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will consider a plan to give tax credits for Internet and wireless companies, such as AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp, as part of a broad stimulus package to boost the ailing economy. The proposal would provide a 10 percent tax credit to companies that build out high-speed Internet in rural and underserved areas, and 20 percent for those willing to exceed current speeds.

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IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 users ZDNet

Microsoft is warning users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 that they may not be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explorer 8. Jane Maliouta, a Microsoft program manager, warned users in a post on the IE blog ( http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/01/26/upgrading-to-internet-explorer-8-release-candidate-1.aspx ) as the company delivered Release Candiate 1 (RC1) of IE8 today. In the post, Maliouta recommended that users who had installed IE8 Beta 1 or Beta 2 before upgrading Windows XP to SP3, manually uninstall the older IE8 previews. Users who don`t heed her advice will be stuck with both IE8 RC1 and Windows XP SP3.

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Mozilla contributes $100,000 to fund Ogg development – Ars Technica

Mozilla has donated $100,000 to help fund a collaborative initiative with the Wikimedia Foundation to improve open standards-based technology for video on the web.

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City sues AT&T over public access Lansing State Journal

The city of Lansing is suing telecommunication giant AT&T Inc. over its treatment of public access, education and government channels in its U-verse television service. City officials said they filed a lawsuit today in Ingham County Circuit Court. The city also filed a complaint with the Federal Communication Commission. Officials claim U-verse displays such community access channels in inferior quality elsewhere. AT&T launched its U-verse service in mid-Michigan this month without Lansing’s seven community channels. “Our channels are supposed to be provided the way they’ve always been provided to our customers – as separate, distinct, readily accessible television channels,” said Randy Hannan, spokesman for Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. Officials at Dallas-based AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Hannan compared U-verse picture quality for community channels to video Web site YouTube.

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Dear ISPs: When Launching Value Added Services, How About Actually Adding Value? Tech Dirt

Verizon and Comcast see these as ways to lock in consumers, since it now has possession of their backup data…

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Iceland’s out-going government sets major whaling quota BBC

Iceland’s fisheries ministry has issued whaling quotas substantially enlarged from those in previous years, as the government prepares to leave office. The quotas would allow catching of 100 minke whales and 150 fin whales annually for the next five years. The fin whale quota particularly angers conservationists. Internationally it is listed as an endangered species, and the quota of 150 is a major escalation on the total of seven that have been caught over the last three seasons. “We exported whalemeat to Japan, and it’s gone through customs and there is no hindrance there.” He also said that an annual catch of 150 fin whales could generate seasonal employment for up to 200 people. And on that …

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Australia denies whaling ‘deal’ BBC

Australia’s environment and foreign affairs ministers have rejected reports that their government has agreed to a compromise with Japan on whaling. Japan defends whaling as part of its culture, saying it kills for research. But critics say this is a cover for the sale and consumption of whale meat.
[Comment: I guess the Iceland catch going to Japan (article above) is just for research also? "Whalergate".]

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Fired pregnant woman receives $26,000 compensation CBC

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has awarded an Abbotsford woman more than $26,000 in compensation after she lost her job in April 2006, while she was pregnant. Hailey de Lisser will receive $21,000 for lost wages and maternity benefits, and $5,000 for injury to her dignity and feelings. De Lisser had been working part-time since August 2005 at Traveland Leisure Vehicles Ltd. in Langley, a company that describes itself as one of Canada’s largest RV dealers. Her twin sister, Heather Ouimet, was employed there full-time since July 2003. De Lisser was supposed to fill her sister’s full-time position when Ouimet became pregnant in 2006. “And then I found out I was also pregnant, and slowly my position was just dissolved and I was let go,” de Lisser told CBC News Tuesday. “So you go from having an income to having no income, and having a second child is scary.” She said the company sacked her in April 2006 and hired someone who could cover her sister’s job for the entire maternity-leave period. De Lisser filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled in a decision released Monday that she was inappropriately fired and should be compensated.

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Canadian police unveil new art-fraud task force CBC

Quebec provincial police and the RCMP are trying to take the sheen off the increasingly sophisticated world of art theft and fraud through a special task force. The special unit is comprised of two officers from Quebec provincial police, an RCMP officer who specializes in copyright and counterfeit money, and a civilian officer with a master’s degree in art history. The officers investigate art crimes across Canada. They also work with Interpol and the Canadian Border Services Agency to track alleged crimes with international reach.

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U.S. war resister gets temporary stay of removal CBC

A U.S. war resister scheduled to be deported from Canada on Tuesday has been granted a temporary stay of removal by the Federal Court. Kimberly Rivera, reportedly the first U.S. female war deserter seeking asylum in Canada, has been living in Toronto with her husband and children since 2007. She arrived in the country from Texas with her husband and two children. She gave birth to a third child in November. The Federal Court ruled the decision to deport Rivera breached procedural fairness and failed to take into account the needs and best interests of the Rivera children and is now considering whether to hear a full appeal.

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Netflix 4Q profit up 45 per cent, defying recession CTV

Netflix Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit climbed 45 per cent to surpass analysts’ estimates Monday, propelled by the widening appeal of its relatively inexpensive DVD rental and Internet streaming service during a budget-crimping recession.

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California nutrition bar recall includes B.C. CTVBC

A recall of several brands of nutrition bars in the United States has spilled over into B.C. The bars may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections — especially in young children and the elderly.reative Energy Foods, based in Oakland Calif., is recalling bars with a variety of brand names. Just over 10,000 bars under the name Three Carb Bar were distributed in Canada by Nutrition Zone, a weight-loss and health food store. Nutrition Zone has been alerted to the recall and the store has attempted to contact customers who bought the bars.

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