A Doctor With a Phone and a Mission
Startled by the hard sell addicts face, a psychologist discovered the rehab industry’s customer acquisition tricks, one crank call at a time.
Dell Looks To Ramp Up Acquisitions
Dell Inc. is cranking up its mergers and acquisitions engine, just as competition for technology deals begins heating up again.
Likewise, the moment when first Eran Bugge and later other women sit and plunge their hands between their legs in what looks like self-lacerating grief: was this always there? It must have been. “Esplanade,” whose spontaneous joy creates so powerful an impression, has always contained sorrow. And if you examined and described all its fleeting human incidents, you’d have enough material to furnish a novel with multiple plots.
Three years later we find them at Harvard, where Sontag is helping him write his big book and raising their son, all the while issuing brisk directives to herself ("Read Condillac!"). Inevitably the marriage becomes a burden. Sontag goes off on her own to Oxford and Paris, where she resumes her affair with H. It too ends badly. Eventually she returns to the U.S., settles in Manhattan, divorces Rieff and completes her first novel, The Benefactor. Still burdened and self-lacerating, she has at least become that thing she most desired to be — a writer.
IKEA Recalls to Repair Chest of Drawers Due to Laceration 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.Name of Product: “KVIBY” Chests
Units: About 5,000 (an additional 26,000 were sold outside of the U.S.)
Manufacturer: IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Hazard: The glass drawer knobs on the chest can break either during assembly or in use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: IKEA has received three reports of laceration injuries requiring medical attention. An additional 11 injuries occurred outside of the U.S.
Description: The recalled KVIBY Chest is white with 4 drawers and 6 glass knobs. The recall includes chests with article number 201-080-90 and a date stamp of 0817 (first two digits indicate the year; the second two digits indicate the week) or earlier. The article number and date stamp are located on a label attached to the underside of the chest. KVIBY chests with a date stamp of 0818 and later have improved replacement knobs and screws and are not included in the recall.
Sold at: IKEA stores nationwide from August 2007 through July 2008 for about $300.
Manufactured in: Denmark
Remedy: Consumers should protect their hands and carefully remove the glass knobs. Contact IKEA to receive free replacement knobs and screws by mail.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact IKEA toll-free at (888) 966-4532 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.ikea-usa.com
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Reebok International Ltd. Recalls Exercise Cycles Due to Laceration 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.Name of Product: Reebok Studio Exercise Cycles
Units: About 20,000
Manufacturer: Fitness Associates Incorporated (F.A.I.), under license from Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, Mass. Note: F.A.I. is no longer in business.
Hazard: The alloy cranks on the exercise cycles can break during use, posing a laceration and abrasion hazard to users.
to increase or improve something:
crank up the volume/pressure
Sci-Tech Encyclopedia: Crank
In a mechanical linkage or mechanism, a link that can turn about a center of rotation. The crank's center of rotation is in the pivot, usually the axis of a crankshaft, that connects the crank to an adjacent link. A crank is arranged for complete rotation (360°) about its center; however, it may only oscillate or have intermittent motion. A bell crank is frequently used to change direction of motion in a linkage (see illustration). See also Linkage (mechanism).
a changing radius of rotation, and (b) for changing direction of translation.">Cranks (a) for changing radius of rotation, and (b) for changing direction of translation.
n. - 曲柄, 曲軸, 怪念頭, 怪人, 怪行為
v. tr. - 用曲柄啟動, 使成曲柄狀, 給...裝曲柄, 使加快
v. intr. - 轉動曲柄, 曲折行進
adj. - 搖晃的, 鬆動的
idioms:
- crank axle 曲柄軸
- crank out 製成
- crank up 做好準備, 開始進行
crank call
NOUN
- A telephone call made to disturb, annoy, or trick someone, often anonymously.‘she had been getting a lot of crank calls and so she wasn't answering her phone’‘an anonymous telephone warning was discounted as a crank call by Special Branch’
verb [T] FORMAL ━━ vt. （肉などを）引裂く; （感情などを）傷つける.
to cut or tear something, especially flesh:
The man's face was severely lacerated in the accident.
laceration
noun [C or U] FORMAL
a cut:
The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms.
The body showed signs of laceration and bruising.
Plan Toys Inc. Recalls Toy Penguins Due to Laceration 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.Name of Product: Toy Penguin Figures
Units: About 3,000
Manufacturer: Plan Toy Inc., of Mountain View, Calif.
Hazard: The head of the penguin toy can detach, exposing connectors with sharp points, presenting a laceration hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Plan Toys has received one report of the head of a penguin toy detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The wood penguin-shaped toy has a black head with rubber fins, a yellow nose and a white body with red on the base. The toy is round-shaped and creates a soft bell jingle when spun. The toy measures about 3 ¾ inches in height and about 3 inches in diameter. “PLAN TOYS” and UPC number 084543521109 or EAN number 8854740052117 are printed on the outside of the packaging of the toy.
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Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen
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.Name of Product: Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle’s Best Coffee® Blade Grinders
Units: About 530,000
Importer: Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufacturer: Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. ("TKL"), of China
Hazard: The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 176 reports of grinders that failed to turn off or that turned on unexpectedly, including three reports of hand lacerations that occurred when the grinders turned on unexpectedly during cleaning.
Description: This recall includes the Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle’s Best Coffee® Blade Grinders with the following colors and SKU numbers:
| Brand | Color | SKU # |
|---|---|---|
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Stainless Steel | 171884 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Green | 195234 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Pink | 195235 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Orange | 220623 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Teal | 220624 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Cranberry | 242275 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Olive | 344476 |
| Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder | Black | 454482 |
| Seattle’s Best Coffee® Blade Grinder | Brown Metallic | 474881 |
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Starbucks toll free at (866) 276-2950 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT or visit the company’s Web site at www.starbucks.com
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