Retailer prohibits bell ringers
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Salvation Army bell ringers might seemingly be everywhere these days, but you won&#39;t find them in front of Target&#39;s two Lane County stores.
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Little Drummer Boy still at large Christmas music in shops is "torture", the "forgotten pollutant" which shop workers must be able to silence for the sake of their sanity, according to activists, trade unions and a peer. The government is being asked to investigate the problem.â¦
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By Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 22--An effort by San Jose State University to ban the Skype phone service has been put on hold in the face of fierce objections from students and staff.
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The head of the American Family Association calls Target &quot;this year&#39;s Ebeneezer Scrooge&quot; because it will no longer allow Salvation Army bell ringers outside its stores.
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DENVER - An intoxicated Salvation Army bell ringer with a history of public drinking was arrested after getting into a fight with an employee at a grocery store where he was collecting donations.
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The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision upholding the Federal Trade Commission&#39;s imposition of a national do not call registry.
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Russia's oldest theater has installed  equipment to block mobile phone signals in a desperate attempt  to force patrons to stop taking calls during performances,  Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.
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By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London  Jan. 31--Alarm bells, not cash tills, are ringing loudly at Torex Retail  after the Serious Fraud Office launched a criminal probe into its affairs and  searched the homes of three directors.
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Mervynâs announced Thursday it is lifting its ban on Salvation Army bell ringers and is making an exception to its no solicitation policy for the Armyâs annual Christmas Kettle Drive.
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A judge seeks a solution for a 'public nuisance of a major kind' who repeatedly breaks an anti-social behaviour order.
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Bells will be ringing at Mervyn&#39;s department stores this holiday season after all, store officials announced Thursday in a sudden reversal of a ban on Salvation Army collection kettles.
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Verizon Communications Inc. and other parties have asked a federal court to throw out a set of temporary regulations banning giant regional phone companies from raising the wholesale rates they charge competitors for at least six months. -The Washington Post
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Consumer group Which? warns against buying 3G handsets in the UK due to a limited network.
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Carphone Warehouse cops Â£35k fine Ofcom has slapped susbstantial fines on four UK companies for "causing annoyance to consumers through the making of silent or abandoned calls" in contravention of the Communications Act 2003.â¦
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I don&#39;t understand why everyone can&#39;t get past Target&#39;s deciding against the Salvation Army bell-ringers [&quot;Target&#39;s ban on red kettles gets a boycott in return, from me!
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In response to the letter &quot;Glad some still let bells ring&quot; (People&#39;s Forum, Dec. 8), it is true that Target is no longer letting Salvation Army bell ringers stand at the front of their stores.
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Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users.    Fair Trade Commission official Toshihiko Oizumi said investigators suspect more than 10 companies violated Japan's fair trade laws by preventing the Japanese mobile phone operators from offering the service...