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South Lyon teacher's pay restored after suspension over gay-themed song

South Lyon — The South Lyon Community Schools teacher who was suspended without pay for playing a gay-themed song, "Same Love," is back at work.

"Her pay will be restored," district spokeswoman Melissa Baker said Friday.

Susan Johnson played the popular hip-hop song, billed as an anthem for gay marriage, during her eighth-grade performing arts class at Centennial Middle School at the request of a student.

Another student complained to administrators, who told Johnson she should have asked permission before playing the song.

Ellen DeGeneres praised the song's artists, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, as her new hip-hop heroes when they recently performed it on her show.

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Flight attendant files $29 million sex harassment suit against Taubman

Detroit — A 38-year-old flight attendant is suing prominent billionaire real estate developer A. Alfred Taubman, claiming he fondled her, tried to rip off her clothing during flights and told her she ruined her life when she got pregnant and should have had an abortion.

Oakland County resident Nicole D. Rock in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Detroit's federal court is seeking $29 million in damages on claims Taubman, 88, sexually discriminated, harassed and wrongfully terminated her after six years of employment with the Bloomfield Hills resident's airline company.

Rock, who began working for Taubman's company as a flight attendant in March 2005, alleges her civil rights were violated by the Taubman Air Terminals, Inc., CEO and president during the course of her employment because she was "forced to endure horrific illegal acts by defendants of a graphic and sexually harassing nature."

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A teen, a cellphone, a tragic accident

Kelsey Raffaele holds a “Senior” sign at a pep assembly shortly before she was killed two years ago. (Raffaele family photos)

Because she's the mother of three teenagers, Kelly Rossman, the Lansing public relations strategist, is twisting arms in the Legislature - on behalf of Bonnie Raffaele and "Kelsey's Law."

Because she lost her 17-year-old daughter Kelsey two years ago, Bonnie Raffaele is a mom on a mission. That tragedy has upended her life and will take her from Sault Ste. Marie to Lansing next week, where she will testify in support of a proposed ban on cellphone use for novice drivers.

Her daughter Kelsey, then a senior in high school — vivacious, pretty, big-hearted — misjudged the distance that winter day between her compact car and an oncoming Dodge Durango. Kelsey's last words, to a friend on the other end, were "Oh, sh—t, I'm going to crash." She said that twice, before the line went dead. Her cellphone was later found in the backseat.

A college instructor and full-time schools technology expert, Raffaele has crisscrossed the state speaking to high school students about the dangers of cellphone use while driving. Even her voice mail says; "I'm driving now." The statistics are compelling: nationally, 1.6 million accidents a year involve using cellphones and texting.


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Reason Discovered for the Toxicity of Indoor Mould

ScienceDaily (Oct. 12, 2012) — A team of researchers at the University of Helsinki has discovered how indoor mould makes people sick.The only remedy is to heal the living environment.

For more than a decade, it has been known that the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum is the most common finding wherever people are suffering from health hazards related to damp building damage. However, it has not been known how this mould -- which is typical of most buildings with indoor air problems -- harms people's health. Published in September, a study by a team of researchers at the Department of Food and Environmental Sciences of the University of Helsinki explains how microbial metabolites in the living environment cause health problems

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Infant origins of childhood asthma associated with specific molds

Background
The specific cause or causes of asthma development must be identified to prevent this disease.

Objective
Our hypothesis was that specific mold exposures are associated with childhood asthma development.

Methods
Infants were identified from birth certificates. Dust samples were collected from 289 homes when the infants were 8 months of age. Samples were analyzed for concentrations of 36 molds that comprise the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) and endotoxin, house dust mite, cat, dog, and cockroach allergens. Children were evaluated at age 7 years for asthma based on reported symptoms and objective measures of lung function. Host, environmental exposure, and home characteristics evaluated included a history of parental asthma, race, sex, upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms, season of birth, family income, cigarette smoke exposure, air conditioning, use of a dehumidifier, presence of carpeting, age of home, and visible mold at age 1 year and child's positive skin prick test response to aeroallergens and molds at age 7 years.

Results
Asthma was diagnosed in 24% of the children at age 7 years. A statistically significant increase in asthma risk at age 7 years was associated with high ERMI values in the child's home in infancy (adjusted relative risk for a 10-unit increase in ERMI value, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.5-2.2). The summation of levels of 3 mold species, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus unguis, and Penicillium variabile, was significantly associated with asthma (adjusted relative risk, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.8-2.7).

Conclusion
In this birth cohort study exposure during infancy to 3 mold species common to water-damaged buildings was associated with childhood asthma at age 7 years.

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Trampolines Recalled by Sportspower Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Sports Authority

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.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 immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Trampolines

Units: About 23,400

Manufacturer: Sportspower Ltd., of Hong Kong

Hazard: The trampoline’s metal legs can move out of position and puncture the jumping area, posing a risk of injury, including deep, penetrating puncture wounds, cuts and bruises to children and adults on the trampoline.

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Study: Teen drivers mimic their distracted parents

Washington — The bad news is teenagers text while driving even more than parents think they do.

But the good news is parents have a lot of influence on how teens drive, according to preliminary findings of a study by Toyota Motor Corp. and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

The survey of more than 5,500 teens, ages 16-18, and parents, the largest study of its kind, found that teens who think their parents are distracted drivers — eating while driving, looking for things, or focusing on passengers and passenger behavior — are much more likely to engage in risky driving behaviors themselves.

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Children's Riding Toy Recalled by Step2 Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.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 immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Children's Riding Toy

Units: About 15,500

Manufacturer: The Step2 Company LLC, of Streetsboro, Ohio.

Hazard: Children who lean too far forward on the seat can go over the handle bar and hit the ground. This poses a fall hazard.

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Saginaw orders testing on stun guns used on man who died in April

Saginaw — Saginaw is getting testing for four stun guns used during a confrontation involving police that ended with the death of a 38-year-old man in April.

Bobby Louis Merrill Jr. died after police tried to subdue him. The Saginaw News reports City Council on Monday approved a more than $6,500 bill to pay for testing.

Police have said officers found Merrill after a report of a man acting strangely, walking in the street and jumping onto cars. Authorities say he went into cardiac arrest and died, and prosecutors have said that Merrill's death was caused by alcohol and high levels of cocaine in his system at the time.

Following the finding from prosecutors, the city wanted an additional evaluation of the stun guns.

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Two injured after car crashes into Pontiac building

Pontiac — Alcohol may be a factor in a crash that seriously injured two Oakland County men when their car crashed into a commercial building in Pontiac.

According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office on Monday, the incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday when a 1993 Ford Mustang smashed into a building at Inland Plywood, 375 N. Cass Ave.

The driver, from Pontiac, and his passenger, 22 and from Orion Township, were heading south on Cass Road when they ran off the road.


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Briefs: Woman dies as shopper's car runs over her

Troy — A woman leaving a Troy grocery store Sunday afternoon died when a car ran her over in the parking lot.

The 52-year-old woman was run over outside Atlas Market and Bakery at Big Beaver and Dequindre. The driver of a car backed over the woman around 3:30 p.m., according to the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office.

An autopsy is scheduled for this morning, according to the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office.

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Hunter Douglas Recalls to Repair Custom Cellular and Pleated Window Coverings Due to Strangulation Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Standard cordlock top-down/bottom-up Duette and Applause honeycomb shades; standard cordlock top-down/bottom-up Hunter Douglas pleated shades; Hunter Douglas Brilliance Privacy View pleated shades and standard cordlock Duette and Applause Duolite shades

Units: About 4,400 shades

Manufacturer: Hunter Douglas Fabrication Co., of West Sacramento, Calif.

Hazard: Some of the cords inside the breakaway cord stop were tied in a single knot which can prevent the cord stop from functioning as designed to break away. A child can become entangled in a cord loop and strangle.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Drug case is stalled by conflict

A potential plea offer has put a monkey wrench in the preliminary exam for two women accused of selling synthetic marijuana containing a banned chemical.

Defense attorney Timothy Corr represents the women — Ronda Lee Roszak, 41, whom authorities said owns Smokers Depot on Lawson Drive in Genoa Township, and her manager, Melissa Ann Dzierwa, 27, of Fowlerville. Corr says there is no conflict of interest, but the judge and assistant prosecutor both say the potential plea offer means Corr cannot represent both defendants.

"They don't want a plea; there is no conflict," Corr told Livingston County District Judge L. Suzanne Geddis, who countered: "It becomes an ethical quagmire. You have confidential information from each and consulted with each."

Written by
Lisa Roose-Church
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS

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Kawasaki Motors Recalls Fuel Filters for Lawn Mower and Utility Vehicle Engines Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.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 immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Fuel Filters and Tune-Up Kits with Fuel Filters

Units: About 55,000 filters and about 1,200 tune-up kits

Manufacturer: Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hazard: The fuel filter can leak, posing a fire hazard.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Report: Plane's engine in fatal Ray Twp. crash showed signs of malfunction

New details have been released in a February crash involving an experimental aircraft that killed a Washington Township man.

A preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board into a Feb. 5 plane crash in Ray Township found the plane's engine showed signs of malfunctioning during takeoff.

Charles Zichichi, 78, was killed after he sustained injuries in the crash following takeoff from Ray Community Airport. He owned the plane, a Pipistrel Virus 912 motorglider. The aircraft functions as a single-engine place and as a glider.

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Suffocation, Entrapment Risks Prompt Recall of PeaPod Travel Tents by KidCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with KidCo Inc., of Libertyville, IL, is announcing the voluntary recall today of about 220,000 PeaPod and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds.

Infants and young children can roll off the edge of the inflatable air mattress, become entrapped between the mattress and the fabric sides of the tent, and suffocate.

CPSC is aware of a death of a 5-month-old boy in December 2011 in New York, New York, who was found with his face pressed against the side wall of the tent. The cause of death was not determined.

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Southfield youth football team bus crashes with tanker on I-75

A semi truck and a bus carrying a youth football team crashed Friday morning on southbound Interstate 75 near South Huron River Drive.

According to the Monroe Evening News, children were on board the bus when the incident occurred at about 4:30 a.m. near Newport in Monroe County.

A number of youngsters were injured but most were believed to be scrapes, bruises and abrasions. The driver of the truck was pinned inside the cab and was later transported to a local hospital.

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Owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy takes Fifth

WASHINGTON (AP) -
The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak has declined to testify before a congressional committee investigating the matter.

Barry Cadden, co-founder of the New England Compound Center, told lawmakers he would use his Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions in order to avoid self-incrimination.

After repeated questions by House lawmakers, Cadden told the House Energy and Commerce Committee: "Under advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer under basis of my constitutional rights and privileges, including the Fifth Amendment."

Lawmakers continued to ask Cadden questions about the contamination that has sickened nearly 440 people and caused 32 deaths.

Officials in Michigan say there have been at least 129 infections and nine deaths in Michigan linked to a national meningitis outbreak.

Posted By Tom Plahutnik, WNEM.com

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Seat belt use rises to all-time high in United States

Washington — Seat belt use climbed to an all-time high this year, as use jumped dramatically in the South.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said new government research shows that nationwide seat belt use reached 86 percent in 2012, up from 84 percent in 2011, when it dipped from 85 percent in 2010.

"When it comes to driving safely, one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and your family is to use a seat belt," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Seat belt use has steadily increased since 1994, when just 58 percent wore seat belts, according to the government survey.

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Toyota to recall 2.8 million vehicles for steering glitch

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said it will recall 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including some of its popular Prius hybrid cars, for steering and water pump problems in the carmaker's second multimillion-vehicle recall in a little over a month.

The defects, which Toyota said had caused no accidents and could each be fixed in an hour or so, could cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair, according Deutsche Securities autos analyst Kurt Sanger.

While the recall is widespread, the flaws are less serious and any damage to Toyota's reputation would likely be limited compared with massive recalls in 2009 to 2011 when unintended acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles were the suspected cause of fatal crashes in the United States.

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Nestle USA Announces Voluntary Recall of NESQUIK® Chocolate Powder

GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nestle USA announced the voluntary recall of limited quantities of Nestle NESQUIK® Chocolate Powder in the 10.9, 21.8 and 40.7 ounce canisters. The voluntary recall is limited to only NESQUIK Chocolate Powder, which was distributed nationally. No other varieties of NESQUIK powder or any sizes or flavors of NESQUIK ready-to-drink are affected by this recall.

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Lions staffer: Firing based on age, gender

Detroit — A former community affairs staffer for the Detroit Lions is suing the company on claims she was passed up for a promotion and later terminated based on her age and gender.

Kimberly Doverspike, 49, of Dearborn, filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Lions Inc., alleging her civil rights were violated when she was denied a director's position before the company let her go in July. She'd been employed by the Lions for two decades. The complaint, filed Oct. 31 in Wayne Circuit Court, is seeking a trial and damages exceeding $25,000 on claims of age and gender discrimination under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights act, which bars employers from discriminating based on factors such as religion, color and age, as well as height and weight.

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Driver critical after rolling, hitting pole in Waterford

A 35-year-old Waterford woman is in critical condition today after her car went off the road, rolled and crashed into a utility pole in Waterford on Sunday, according to police.

A report issued today by the Waterford Township Police Department says alcohol may be a factor in the 9:15 a.m. single-vehicle crash on Airport Road near Highland Road. 

The woman was driving a 2007 Ford Focus north on Airport when it crossed the center line and crashed. Airbags did not deploy, but the driver was wearing a seatbelt. She was taken to a local hospital by medical helicopter and remains in critical condition today, according to police.

By Tammy Stables Battaglia

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Pontiac man arrested after pitbull attacks neighbor's dog

Pontiac — A man was arrested Saturday after his pit bull attacked a neighbor's dog and the neighbor stabbed the man's dog, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies were dispatched to a home in the 50 block of Adelaide and found a pit bull had escaped from its yard and attacked the other dog, the sheriff's office said.

The owner of the second dog came to its aid and stabbed the pit bull, deputies said.

Deputies tried to intervene but were met by owner of the pit bull, who refused to comply with commands.

The 53-year-old man was taken into custody and, after complaining of trouble breathing, transported to St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital.

He later was released and issued citations, including having a dog at large.

Deputies did not release other details about the owner or the conditions of the dogs.

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Portable Generators Recalled by Champion Power Equipment Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Costco

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.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 immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Ex-MDOC official says he was wrongfully fired over information leaks

As the number of parolees suspected in high-profile murders drew news media attention in late 2011 and early 2012, Michigan Department of Corrections officials came up with a plan:

Find out who inside the 14,500-employee agency was leaking information to the Free Press, which published a number of stories calling into question the supervision of parolees and probationers.

The MDOC’s head of internal affairs, Stephen Marschke, said he was tasked with finding out who provided the information.

By L.L. Brasier
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Lawmakers issue subpoena for pharmacy director

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers have issued a subpoena for the director of the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak.

The subpoena comes after Barry Cadden, co-founder of New England Compounding Center, indicated through his lawyer that he would not voluntarily attend a congressional hearing scheduled for Nov. 14, the Energy and Commerce Committee said Tuesday.

A message sent to Cadden's lawyer seeking comment was not immediately returned.

More than 400 people have been sickened by contaminated steroid shots distributed by the compounding pharmacy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thirty deaths have been reported.

The WSJ

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Elderly woman is Michigan's 9th meningitis death

LANSING — Officials said an 88-year-old Ingham County woman is the ninth Michigan resident to die in a national meningitis outbreak.

The state Department of Community Health added her to the meningitis update Wednesday. No other details about her were released.

There have been 64 Michigan cases of meningitis, including the nine deaths. In addition, there have been 54 epidural abscesses, one stroke and six joint infections.

Fungal meningitis has been linked to contaminated steroids produced by a Massachusetts pharmacy and shipped to four Michigan clinics. Patients who became ill had received injections for neck or back pain.

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Motorcyclist escapes injury after chase, crash in Livingston County

Dexter — Police say a 21-year-old man escaped serious injury after crashing a motorcycle head-on into a police car in Michigan following a chase that reached speeds of 115 mph.

The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell reports the chase began Wednesday afternoon when police tried to stop the 21-year-old motorcyclist for speeding in Livingston County's Hamburg Township. The chase went into the Washtenaw County community of Dexter before the crash.

The officer had what were described as minor injuries from the crash. Police say the motorcyclist refused treatment and was arrested pending charges.

Both the motorcycle and the police car had extensive damage. The motorcyclist was held at the Livingston County Jail. The crash was under investigation.

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Michigan fungal meningitis cases reach 120, including 8 deaths

Lansing — Authorities are reporting 120 infections and eight deaths in Michigan in a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids from a Massachusetts pharmacy.

The Michigan Department of Community Health reported the new figures Monday.

Michigan's eight deaths include a Cass County woman whose meningitis was linked to treatments for back pain across the border at an Indiana clinic. Two deaths were from Washtenaw County and one each from Charlevoix, Genesee, Livingston, Oakland and Wayne counties.

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Elderly man struck by car while riding a bicycle in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — An elderly man was rushed to the hospital Sunday after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle on Grand Rapids’ West Side.

The 87-year-old man was admitted to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital shortly after noon on Sunday, Nov. 4, after being struck at Lake Michigan Drive and Collindale Avenue NW about 11:50 a.m.

By Garret Ellison
MLive

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Fatal accident came during sign repair

One man died and two people were injured in a Saturday crash on I-94. (Daniel Brenner / AnnArbor.com)

Ann Arbor — A state official said a fatal crash in Ann Arbor came during an expressway backup caused by a highway sign repair.

The crash Saturday morning on eastbound Interstate 94 killed Sean Desmarais, 43, of Ann Arbor and injured two 18-year-olds from Minnesota.

Michigan Department of Transportation manager Mark Sweeney said traffic on the expressway stopped while work crews replaced a sign near U.S. 23.

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FDA Inspection of Plant in Meningitis Outbreak Reveals NECC May Have Known of Contamination

By Guest Author / November 2, 2012

An FDA inspection of the New England Compounding Center (NECC) linked to the meningitis outbreak revealed the company may have known about contamination for months before the outbreak but did not take action. The inspection’s results revealed numerous conditions that justify the recall of all NECC products issued earlier this month. Inspectors found visible growth of microorganism films (also called “sheets”) in supposedly clean rooms, water pooling around a leaky boiler, and discoloration of equipment used to sterilize compounds. They also found that the company knew about contamination for months but failed to act.

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Imagine Nation Books Recalls Double Dazzler Light Show Toys Due to Burn Hazard

By The CPSC / November 2, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.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 immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets Recalled: Suffocation Hazard

By The CPSC / October 26, 2012

About 97,000 Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets are being recalled by Dorel Juvenile Group, of Columbus, IN because the bottom locking mechanism can fail to lock properly if a spring is not installed, allowing the bassinet to tip to one side and cause infants to roll to the side of the bassinet. This poses a suffocation hazard to infants.

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Summit Treestands Recalls Hunters’ Tree Stands Due to Fall Hazard

By The CPSC / October 26, 2012

Name of Product: Crush Series: Perch, Stoop and Ledge Treestands for hunters

Units: About 2,900

Manufacturer: Summit Treestands, LLC, of Decatur, Ala.

Hazard: The tree stand’s hanging strap assembly could dislodge from the tree stand or fail to restrain or hold properly on the tree, posing a fall hazard.

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